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Case Reports
. 2025 Aug;41(8):1072-1075.
doi: 10.1007/s12055-024-01884-6. Epub 2025 Mar 19.

Ectopic intracardiac liver tissue masquerading as a right atrial myxoma

Purvang Ashit Shah  1 , Logeshwaran Manickam  1 , Ravindra Setty  1 , Nisheena Raghavan  2 , Devi Prasad Shetty  1 , Kenneth Xavier Da Silva  1
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Case Reports

Ectopic intracardiac liver tissue masquerading as a right atrial myxoma

Purvang Ashit Shah et al. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

Intracardiac ectopic hepatic tissue is a very rare finding, with a majority of cases being misdiagnosed as right atrial myxomas on echocardiography. We present the case of a 41-year-old female patient diagnosed with a right atrial myxoma, which on postoperative histopathological evaluation revealed itself to be ectopic intracardiac liver tissue. This case report highlights the possible factors that can help alleviate the diagnosis of such a case prior to any intervention so that one can customize a strategic approach towards its management.

Keywords: Atrial myxoma; Ectopic liver tissue; Intracardiac.

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Conflict of interestThe authors declare that there is no potential conflict of interest with respect to the publication of this case report.

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