Atrial angioleiomyoma with myopericytoma-like features: A case report

A 66year-old female patient was referred to our hospital for resection of a right atrial mass. Four months earlier she had suffered an acute cerebrovascular accident due to occlusion of the sylvian segment of the right middle cerebral artery from atheromatous tight stenosis in the right internal carotid artery. Later, investigations with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a 3.4cm right atrial mass, that was resected surgically. Microscopic evaluation revealed a well circumscribed nodular tumor, located within the interatrial septum, and corresponding to an angioleiomyoma (ALM).
Source: Cardiovascular Pathology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research