Extremely rare case of primary cardiac chondroma in a patient presenting with acute pulmonary edema.
| Title | Extremely rare case of primary cardiac chondroma in a patient presenting with acute pulmonary edema. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Koskinas, K. C., Chatzizisis Y. S., Kamperidis V., Anastasiadis K., Zioga C., Hadjimiltiades S., & Giannoglou G. D. |
| Journal | Cardiovasc Pathol |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pagination | 374-6 |
| Date Published | 2011 Nov-Dec |
| ISSN | 1879-1336 |
| Keywords | Acute Disease, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Chondroma, Dyspnea, Heart Atria, Heart Neoplasms, Humans, Incidental Findings, Male, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Edema, Treatment Outcome |
| Abstract | Primary tumors of the heart are rare entities, substantially less frequent than cardiac metastases. Primary chondroma is an exceptionally rare cardiac tumor. We describe the case of a patient presenting with acute pulmonary edema with the incidental echocardiographic finding of a large left atrial tumor that was histopathologically diagnosed as primary cardiac chondroma. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.09.001 |
| Alternate Journal | Cardiovasc. Pathol. |
| PubMed ID | 20889354 |
