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Giant right atrial myxoma presented with symptoms of Budd-Chiari syndrome: a case report
Echreiva Med Sidi El Moctar1, Chighaly El Hadj Sidi2, Mohammed Abdulrazzak3
1Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo.
Introduction And Importance:
Right atrial myxoma is rarely associated with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). In this paper, we present a case of a young patient with a giant right atrial myxoma complicated by the development of BCS.
Case Presentation:
A 26-year-old female presented to the emergency room with persistent abdominal pain, ascites, lower limb edema, and an acute episode of dyspnea. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a lesion in the right cardiac cavity that resembled an intracardiac thrombus. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a large heterogeneous mass in the right atrium protruding into the right ventricle and a large thrombus interfering with inferior vena cava flow. The patient underwent cardiac surgery to remove the atrial mass, and histopathologic examinations confirmed the diagnosis of atrial myxoma.
Clinical Discussion:
The right atrial myxoma is relatively rare, especially the giant ones. Rarely have intracardiac tumors such as giant right atrial myxoma been identified as a risk factor for the onset of BCS.
Conclusion:
In the differential diagnosis of BCS, right atrial tumors, including myxomas, should be considered, especially when other explanations are absent.
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