AN UNUSUAL CASE OF RIGHT ATRIAL MASS

Right atrial tumour mass of unusual origin.

An unusual case of large right atrial myxoma.

A case of right atrial myxoma is described. The patient had vague and variable symptoms and it was not until five years after first presentation that she had developed clinical and electrocardiographic evidence of right atrial hypertrophy, and angiocardiographic evidence of a fist-sized myxoma which was subsequently removed surgically.

Unusual presentation of a culture-positive right atrial mass.

We report a patient with a mass in the right atrium which led to pulmonary embolism. Postoperatively the mass was identified as a tuberculoma and it was culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patient responded to modified antitubercular treatment and discharged from hospital in satisfactory condition.

An unusual cause of left atrial mass.

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An unusual case of atrial fibrillation.

James Shand grew up in Drury in South Auckland before studying medicine at the University of Auckland. After having an incredible experience in Whangarei as a 5th year, James decided to return for his first job. Having a work-life balance and sustaining his life outside of medicine is very important to James. Within medicine, his interests lie in General Medicine and sees himself following this...