Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
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Cardiovasc. Pathol. · Sep 2014
Case ReportsRight atrial thrombus arising from the junction of the right atrium and the inferior vena cava.
Cardiac tumors are a rare cause of recurrent syncope which are detected on echocardiography, computed tomographic scan, and/or magnetic resonance imaging. We present echocardiographic, anatomic, and histopathologic images of a cardiac tumor arising from the junction of the right atrium and the inferior vena cava in a young lady. ⋯ Cardiac thrombi can mimic appearances of a myxoma on echocardiogram. Delay in thrombus removal surgery can result in increased mortality as seen in our case.