Abstract
4/2012
vol. 9
DZIELIMY SIĘ DOŚWIADCZENIEM
A rare cause of dyspnea and palpitations: mediastinal schwannoma
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2012; 9 (4): 468–470
Online publish date: 2013/01/14
A 65-year-old woman presented with worsening of respiratory discomfort and palpitations for two months. Echocardiography revealed a mediastinal mass compressing the left atrium which measured 61 × 47 mm. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a well-circumscribed mass with hypointense septation located between the left atrium and descending aorta and adjacent to the esophagus. We report a very rare case of the left atrium compressing a mediastinal tumor which was a schwannoma.
Keywords
mediastinal mass, schwannoma
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