Incidental finding of an adult intracardiac teratoma

J Card Surg. 2021 Sep;36(9):3441-3444. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15724. Epub 2021 Jun 6.

Abstract

We reported an exceedingly rare adult case of intracardiac teratoma with a bicuspid aortic valve. A small mass was discovered in the right ventricle of a 37-year-old man by accident after he was referred to our hospital due to chronic chest distress and aggravated palpitation. We performed a surgical exploration with excision of the lesion after a repeat transthoracic echocardiography suggested a space-occupying lesion in the interventricular septum. A mature cystic teratoma was pathologically confirmed. During the half-year follow-up, no symptoms were reported. This case constitutes the first report of the smallest primary intracardiac teratoma in an adult with a bicuspid aortic valve.

Keywords: adult; bicuspid aortic valve; mature cystic teratoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease*
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Teratoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Teratoma* / surgery
  • Ventricular Septum*