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Post-ischaemic exuberant left ventricular mass: thrombus vs. tumour-case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We present a case that illustrates the diagnostic challenge of differentiating thrombus from tumour when confronted with a large left ventricular (LV) cardiac mass.

Case summary

A 43-year-old Caucasian woman polysubstance-abuser presented to a regional hospital with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent aspiration-thrombectomy and successful circumflex artery bare metal stenting. She was noted to have an exuberant LV mass on transthoracic echocardiogram the following day and transferred to our care. Transthoracic echocardiogram, transoesophageal echocardiogram, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were performed in an attempt to characterize the mass with conflicting findings for either thrombus or tumour. The mass was surgically excised and final pathology indicated a fibrin-rich thrombus.

Discussion

The association of the mass with an infarcted area of the left ventricle supported the diagnosis of thrombus. However, due to the size and some imaging features a myxoma could not be completely ruled out. Atypical presentations of thrombus can be difficult to differentiate from cardiac tumours.

SUBMITTER: Viscuse PV

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177049 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Post-ischaemic exuberant left ventricular mass: thrombus vs. tumour-case report.

Viscuse Paul V PV Bartlett David J DJ Foley Thomas A TA Michelena Hector I HI

European heart journal. Case reports 20180711 3

<h4>Background</h4>We present a case that illustrates the diagnostic challenge of differentiating thrombus from tumour when confronted with a large left ventricular (LV) cardiac mass.<h4>Case summary</h4>A 43-year-old Caucasian woman polysubstance-abuser presented to a regional hospital with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent aspiration-thrombectomy and successful circumflex artery bare metal stenting. She was noted to have an exuberant LV mass on transthoracic echocardiogram th ...[more]

PMID: 31020155

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Post-ischaemic exuberant left ventricular mass: thrombus vs. tumour-case report.

Background

Case summary

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Post-ischaemic exuberant left ventricular mass: thrombus vs. tumour-case report.

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