Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Jan 2007)

Asymptomatic schwannoma of the heart

  • Kennedy Maria,
  • Galvin John,
  • McGuinness Jonathan,
  • Early Sarah A,
  • Hurley John

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-2-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
p. 1

Abstract

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Abstract We present a case of an asymptomatic right atrial mass detected on a screening ECHO. Pre-operative imaging and intraoperative frozen section suggested an atrial myxoma, but the extracardiac nature of the mass and its adherence to the right superior pulmonary vein and interatrial septum were inconsistent with this. Detailed histological assessment confirmed the diagnosis of atrial schwannoma. Limited case reports have shown complete resection is curative.