An unusual mass of tricuspid valve in an adult patient: blood-filled cyst

Echocardiography. 2015 Jul;32(7):1199-202. doi: 10.1111/echo.12878. Epub 2015 Jan 2.

Abstract

Blood-filled cysts (BFC) within the heart are common findings at postmortem examinations of fetuses and infants. However, such cysts are very rare entities in adolescents and adults. We report here an adult case of BFC attached to the posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve, demonstrating the importance of multimodal diagnostic imaging combining both echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: cardiac imaging; echocardiography; magnetic resonance imaging; tricuspid valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tricuspid Valve / pathology
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery