Left atrial mass caused by metastatic renal cell carcinoma: An unusual site of tumor involvement mimicking myxoma

Michael I. Miyamoto; Michael H. Picard

doi:10.1067/mje.2002.120508

Left atrial mass caused by metastatic renal cell carcinoma: An unusual site of tumor involvement mimicking myxoma

Michael I. Miyamoto
, Michael H. Picard

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We report a case of a left atrial mass echocardiographically mimicking myxoma, in a patient with renal cell carcinoma. The mass was pathologically conftrmed to be metastatic carcinoma, which had entered the left atrium from a mediastinal lymph node, via direct invasion of a pulmonary vein, illustrating the potential for unusual routes of tumor spread into the heart and the importance of obtaining a tissue diagnosis in such cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	847-848
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume	15
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1067/mje.2002.120508
State	Published - Aug 1 2002

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Left atrial mass caused by metastatic renal cell carcinoma: An unusual site of tumor involvement mimicking myxoma

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