ACCIDENTAL FINDING OF ASYMPTOMATIC MYXOMA OF THE RIGHT ATRIUM IN YOUNG ADULT: CASE REPORT
ZORAN JOVIC *
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
EMIL BOSINCI
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
SINISA RUSOVIC
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
MARIJAN SPASIC
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
PREDRAG DJURIC
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
RADOJE ILIC
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
RADOMIR MATUNOVIC
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
ZORICA MLADENOVIC
Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: Cardiac primary tumors are particularly uncommon lesions. Myxomas are the benign tumors, which most frequently originate in the left atrium and rather seldom in the right atrium.
Case Report: Asymptomatic, competitive athlete, 21 year old, firstly was examined by urologist because of edematous and painful testicles due to inflammation in order to prevent sterility. The routine MDCT of thorax was performed and the globular mass in the right atrium was obtained. Further we have made an echocardiography which findings were very suggestible for myxoma of the right atrium. After preparation patient underwent successfully cardiac surgery and pathohystology evaluation confirmed a diagnosis of myxoma.
Discussion: This is for the first time presented case of active athletes in adolescence with an asymptomatic myxoma of the right atrium. According to publications of previous authors, including even this one, regardless of its uncommon appearance we should consider the possibility to detect myxoma, during routine echocardiographic assessment of young active athletes.
Keywords: Myxoma, right atrium, young adult