Right Atrial Mass: A Case Series of Two Adult Nigerian Patients
Ibrahim A Galtimari *
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria and Department of Medicine Cardiology Unit, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Faruk, Buba
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria and Department of Medicine Cardiology Unit, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Musa Mohammed, Baba
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria.
Mohammed Abdullahi, Talle
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria and Department of Medicine Cardiology Unit, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Charles Oladele, Anjorin
Department of Medicine Cardiology Unit, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Primary cardiac tumours are uncommon, being documented at an estimated low incidence of less than 0.19%. Myxoma is the most common neoplasm encountered in many series, commonly involving the left atrium, with the right atrial location occurring in about one-fifth of cases. The manifestations in patients with cardiac myxoma are protean, ranging from being asymptomatic to mimicking hosts of cardiac disorders, and diagnosis is commonly established using 2D-echocardiography. We present two cases of probable right atrial mass presenting with paroxysmal palpitation, lightheadedness and constitutional symptoms. The series demonstrates the occurrence of this rather rare disorder in our population and the prevailing limitations experienced in treatment.
Keywords: Right atrium, mass, myxoma, tumors