Incidentally diagnosed unusual ascending aorta mass

Echocardiography. 2011 Feb;28(2):E34-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01272.x. Epub 2010 Aug 27.

Abstract

A 44-year-old female, with no medical history, was admitted to the cardiology department because of mild exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed highly mobile, mass-like lesion in the aortic root. The patient was operated in the same week and a 1 cm × 6 cm soft tissue was excised from the ascending aorta. Pathological examination revealed a fibrin clot surrounded by a fibrous cap.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography*
  • Female
  • Fibroma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings