Cardiac tuberculoma of the right atrium

J Card Surg. 2011 Jul;26(4):367-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01253.x. Epub 2011 Apr 18.

Abstract

We report a patient with a large mass in the right atrium with tricuspid valve involvement resulting in significant stenosis, which was a tuberculoma without active pulmonary disease. Cardiac tuberculoma is rare and usually involves the pericardium. Myocardial involvement is a very rare occurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / surgery*