Thrombus entrapped in tricuspid chordae masquerading as tumour

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul;9(4):572-4. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen007. Epub 2008 Feb 22.

Abstract

We report on a 55-year-old man with effort dyspnoea that transesophageal echocardiography disclosed was due to a mass originating from the chorda of the tricuspid valve. Histological examination revealed the mass to be an organized thrombus without tumour components. This case illustrates the unusual presentation of a thrombus confined to the tricuspid chordae mimicking a chordae tumour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging*