Hydatid Cyst of the Right Atrium: A Rare Presentation

Tandon, S. K.; Darbari, Anshuman

doi:10.1177/021849230601400324

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“…4 Although any part of the heart may be affected, the most common location is the free wall of left ventricle (50%-77%) 5 or interventricular septal wall 6 followed by atria and intracavity area. 7 The disease can remain asymptomatic (90%) but may incidentally result in heart failure, cardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolism, stroke, atrioventricular block, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, mitral regurgitation, pericardial effusion, coronary artery disease, anaphylaxis and death. Diagnosis of cardiac hydatid cyst is easy with typical cystic appearance in echocardiography; however, it may rarely be difficult to distinguish it from myxoma.…”

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Cardiac hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of echinococcal infection

Firouzi

Borj

Ghavidel

2019

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res

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A 57–year-old man presented with atypical chest pain. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed and revealed a very large and well defined intra-myocardial multicystic mass in the posterolateral and basal inferoseptal segments of left ventricle suggestive of hydatid cyst. Although the echocardiographic diagnosis was straightforward, serologic test (hydatid cyst antibody) with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed which was positive for echinococcal infection. Other works up showed no involvement of other organ system. Albendazol was started for him and he referred to cardiac surgeon for resection of cystic mass.

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Cardiac hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of echinococcal infection

Firouzi

Borj

Ghavidel

2019

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res

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“…A hydatid cyst in the right atrium is very rare and can appear as a multi-cystic mass with septations, calcifications and daughter cysts attached to the inter-atrial septum [11]. Multiple hydatid cysts can be close to the inferior and superior vena cava [12].…”

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Cystic appearance of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma in the right atrium: case report

Wood

Sederberg

Russ

et al. 2011

Cardiovasc Ultrasound

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A 71-year-old woman presented with a right adnexal solid mass invading the right gonadal vein and inferior vena cava up to the hepatic veins revealed by CT and confirmed by MRI. A thin-walled cyst and a solid mass were unexpectedly found in the right atrium by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the operating room. Using color Doppler and air bubbles as contrast material a circumscribed cyst was confirmed and localized close to the IVC. The cyst was connected to the mass in the inferior vena cava. The tumor, including the cyst, was removed without using cardiopulmonary bypass and described as a low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma, a rare slowly growing tumor. This is the first TEE description of endometrial stromal sarcoma manifesting as a right atrial cyst.

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“…Although infestation of the heart with the parasite is rare if occurs, it can lead to severe complications and is often fatal when left untreated. Embryos reach the right atrium of the heart through the thoracic duct or the inferior vena cava and then pass to the right ventricle and onto the pulmonary artery [4]. They can also reach the myocardium through the pulmonary vessels and coronary arteries.…”

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Acute common iliac arterial occlusion caused by ruptured primary cardiac hydrated cyst -A case report

Al-Hakkak¹,

Abed

Janabi

et al. 2019

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

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Introduction Hydatid cyst of the heart provides very rarely because of contractions of the heart natural resistance to the presence of viable cysts. Patients with cardiac hydatid cyst may remain asymptomatic for many years or have minor nonspecific complaints, but it is associated with an increased risk of lethal complications if left undiagnosed and untreated. Post rupture cardiac hydatid there is disseminated echinococcosis in the body. Case presentation We report a healthy 20-year old male, while he was working as a farmer who presented with sudden onset acute right lower limb ischemia caused by ruptured of primary hydatid cyst of the heart which managed as a surgical emergency. Discussion Patients with a cardiac hydatid cyst usually have symptoms after its rupture. Hydatid cyst rupture into left-sided chambers may cause systemic emboli, like in our case which presented with emboli of right common iliac artery and later on the patient had cerebral hydatid. Cardiac hydatid cyst can have two extremes, either remain asymptomatic over long periods or be discovered after serious and even fatal complications. Conclusion Acute limb ischemia should be considered as an extremely a rare cause of rupture cardiac hydatid in an endemic area of echinococcosis also, this case confirms the need for the evaluation of the patient well after ruptured cardiac hydatid for other sites of emboli like brain hydrated as in our patient.

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Hydatid Cyst of the Right Atrium: A Rare Presentation

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Cardiac hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of echinococcal infection

Cardiac hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of echinococcal infection

Cystic appearance of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma in the right atrium: case report

Acute common iliac arterial occlusion caused by ruptured primary cardiac hydrated cyst -A case report

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