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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 10;11(1):e3862.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.3862.

Ectopic Liver Tissue Mistakenly Diagnosed as a Right Atrial Myxoma

Mohanad Soliman  1 , Olalekan Akanbi  1 , Amr Salem  2 , Mahmoud Khreis  1 , Ahmed Abdel-Latif  3
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Case Reports

Ectopic Liver Tissue Mistakenly Diagnosed as a Right Atrial Myxoma

Mohanad Soliman et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Myxomas, metastatic tumors, thrombi, and vegetations top the differential diagnosis list of cardiac masses. We present a case of ectopic liver tissue, a far less common etiology of a right atrial mass, discovered incidentally on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) of a 37-year-old female with multiple comorbidities who was referred to our facility for further management of left popliteal artery occlusion and right lower extremity cellulitis. We discuss further the categories, proposed pathogenesis, diagnostic approach, and potential complications of ectopic liver tissue.

Keywords: abberant; atrial mass; cardiac mri; herniation; malignant transformation; spect.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Echocardiography - short axis view at the aortic valve level showing the right atrial mass
Figure 2
Figure 2. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
MRI image of cine sequence cutting through a right atrial mass showing the origin of the mass from the liver
Figure 3
Figure 3. 99m Tc-sulfur colloid SPECT/CT showing the liver and liver hernia uptake
SPECT/CT: single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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