Atrial septal hematogenous cyst with calcification mimicking myxoma: A rare case

Echocardiography. 2023 Sep;40(9):1021-1023. doi: 10.1111/echo.15672. Epub 2023 Aug 17.

Abstract

A 61-year-old female presented with right atrial mass during physical examination. Contrast-enhanced left heart echocardiography revealed a mass with the size of 32*23 mm in the right atrium, attached to the atrial septum; there was a certain degree of activity and deformation. MRI showed a mass of about 35*22 mm in the right atrium adjacent to the atrial septum, which was diagnosed with right atrial myxoma. Intraoperative TEE showed that the mass was located in the atrial septum close to the inferior vena cava and spontaneous echo contrast with hyperechoic images within the mass. The lesion was resected under cardiopulmonary bypass. Pathological examination revealed that the filling defect was an atrial septal hematogenous cyst with calcification.

Keywords: hematogenous cyst; mimicking; myxoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation*
  • Atrial Septum* / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts* / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myxoma* / diagnostic imaging