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ArticleTexas Heart Institute journal2023

Incidentally Discovered Right Atrial Mass: A Rare and Unexpected Etiology.

Daniel Sykora, Hari P Chaliki, Kristopher W Cummings, Kristen Sell-Dottin, Melissa L Stanton, Luis R Scott

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Article in Texas Heart Institute journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel SykoraMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Hari P ChalikiDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kristopher W CummingsDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kristen Sell-DottinDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Melissa L StantonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Luis R ScottDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary cardiac sarcoma is a rare type of intracardiac mass. This report describes a patient with atrial flutter who had a new right atrial mass incidentally discovered on transesophageal echocardiography. A thrombus was suspected based on radiographic appearance, but there was minimal change with anticoagulation. The mass was resected and found to be an undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma, an uncommon sub-type within the already rare category of primary cardiac neoplasms. This report highlights the importance of considering primary malignancy and thoroughly correlating radiographic and clinical evidence during the diagnostic workup of patients with intracardiac masses.

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Atrial FibrillationAtrial FlutterHeart NeoplasmsSarcomaEchocardiography, TransesophagealHeart AtriaHumanscardiac tumorechocardiography, transesophagealIntracardiac imaging techniquesmagnetic resonance imagingsarcoma

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PMID37060553
PMCPMC10178659
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