Imaging of Pericardial Tumours: A Case Report

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Author(s): Lindsey Tilling, Lucy Hudsmith, Jonathan Goldman, Harald Becher

Primary Institution: The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

Different imaging modalities can be used to assess pericardial tumours, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

The patient presented with palpitations and had a large pericardial fibroma.
Echocardiography revealed a moderate-sized pericardial effusion and a suspicion of a right atrial mass.
A contrast echocardiogram showed a 12 cm vascular mass likely attached to the pericardium.
CT imaging found a massive mass outside the right atrium compressing the right inferior pulmonary vein.
MRI suggested the mass was of intra-atrial origin but ultimately confirmed it was a benign fibrous tumor after resection.

This study talks about a woman with a large heart tumor that was found using different types of medical imaging before surgery.

The case involved echocardiography, chest x-ray, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging to assess the tumor.

The imaging techniques did not always agree on the tumor's location and nature.

A 52-year-old woman with no significant previous medical history.

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