We report the unique case of a primary cardiac leiomyoma originating from the right ventricle and involving the tricuspid valve in a 43-year-old woman. Echocardiography showed a giant mass causing severe pulmonary stenosis and tricuspid valve regurgitation. The patient underwent surgical excision and histologic examination revealed a primary cardiac leiomyoma. To the best of our knowledge only three cases of primary cardiac leiomyoma have so far been reported, and this is the first case of primary cardiac leiomyoma involving the tricuspid valve apparatus.
Careddu, L., Foã , A., Leone, O., Agostini, V., Gargiulo, G.D., Rapezzi, C., et al. (2017). Primary Cardiac Leiomyoma Causing Right Ventricular Obstruction and Tricuspid Regurgitation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 104(3), e231-e233 [10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.068].
Primary Cardiac Leiomyoma Causing Right Ventricular Obstruction and Tricuspid Regurgitation
Careddu, Lucio
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Foà , AlbertoWriting – Review & Editing
;Leone, OrnellaValidation
;Agostini, ValentinaValidation
;Gargiulo, Gaetano DomenicoSupervision
;Rapezzi, ClaudioSupervision
;Di Bartolomeo, RobertoSupervision
;Pacini, DavideWriting – Original Draft Preparation
2017
Abstract
We report the unique case of a primary cardiac leiomyoma originating from the right ventricle and involving the tricuspid valve in a 43-year-old woman. Echocardiography showed a giant mass causing severe pulmonary stenosis and tricuspid valve regurgitation. The patient underwent surgical excision and histologic examination revealed a primary cardiac leiomyoma. To the best of our knowledge only three cases of primary cardiac leiomyoma have so far been reported, and this is the first case of primary cardiac leiomyoma involving the tricuspid valve apparatus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
