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Giant endocardial blood cyst in left ventricle resected by transaortic valve approach
Y Ohmoto1, K Tsuchihashi, S Tanaka
1Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
Chest
|March 1, 1993
Insights
A giant blood cyst in the left ventricle was successfully removed. The transaortic valve approach preserved cardiac function in this rare cardiac tumor case.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Cardiac Pathology
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- Giant blood cysts of the ventricle are rare cardiac tumors.
- Left ventricular tumors can cause significant hemodynamic compromise.
- Surgical intervention is often necessary for symptomatic cardiac masses.
Abstract:
A 57-year-old man had a histologically proven giant blood cyst in the left ventricle. An encapsulated mobile cystic tumor (3 x 3 x 4 cm), which was attached to the anterolateral papillary muscle by a stalk, was successfully resected by a transaortic valve approach for preserving cardiac function.