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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

First Reported Case of Intracardiac Kimura Disease.

Andrew D Wisneski, Jamal S Rana, Eugene Fan, Jessica A Tashjian, Patty Pei-Chang Chen, John L Chen, Paul M LaPunzina, Ahmad Y Sheikh

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Andrew D WisneskiDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jamal S RanaDepartment of Cardiology, Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA.
Eugene FanDivision of Cardiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jessica A TashjianDepartment of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
Patty Pei-Chang ChenDepartment of Rheumatology, Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA.
John L ChenDepartment of Rheumatology, Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA.
Paul M LaPunzinaDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ahmad Y SheikhDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA. Electronic address: Ahmad.Y.Sheikh@kp.org.

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Abstract

backgroundKimura disease is a rare inflammatory condition that typically manifests with subcutaneous nodules of the head and neck. This is the first documented case of intracardiac Kimura disease. CASE SUMMARY: A 57-year-old woman presented with a heart murmur and dyspnea. Echocardiography uncovered a 3-cm mass obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract. The mass was resected, and the pulmonary valve was replaced. Pathology yielded the diagnosis of Kimura disease. DISCUSSION: Treatment of Kimura disease may include surgery, steroids, and radiation therapy. There is potential for disease recurrence. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: This is the first reported case of intracardiac Kimura disease, an inflammatory condition usually involving the head and neck. The working diagnosis for the right ventricular outflow tract mass was myxoma until final pathologic analysis was obtained. Our patient underwent surgical resection without steroids or radiation. Active surveillance with patient follow-up and surveillance echocardiography over 1 year demonstrated no recurrence.

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cardiac massKimura diseasepulmonary valve replacementright ventricular outflow tract

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