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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 2, February 2013, pages 102-105

Right Atrial Pseudomyxoma in a Haemodialysis Patient With a Permanent Dialysis Catheter

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. CT abdomen and pelvis revealed a low attenuation filling defect within the right atrium, adherent to the inter-atrial septum, just opposite to the tip of the tunnelled catheter.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Trans-thoracic echocardiogram revealed a large inhomogeneous mass with echogenisity and echolucency typical of myxoma arising from inter-atrial septum.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Intra-operative finding of the mass with papillary surface, grey and brown attached to the inter-atrial septum on a broad stalk.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Histological examination revealed fibrin layers and aggregates of platelets; characteristic of thrombus with no evidence of tumours cells.