Key result
A 73-year-old man with metastatic melanoma presented with a giant right atrial mass obliterating the right atrium and was treated with chemotherapy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the use of transthoracic echocardiography in identifying a giant right atrial mass causing near obstruction of the tricuspid valve in a patient with metastatic melanoma.
Echocardiography detects rare obstructive right atrial metastases in melanoma; this case leaves open optimal management strategies.
A73-year-old man with past medical history of mechanical aortic valve replacement, metastatic melanoma of unknown primaries with liver metastasis, presented with progressive shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a large homogenous mass completely occupying the right atrial cavity and extending to and nearly obstructing the inflow area of the tricuspid valve. He was treated with chemotherapy.
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Al-Fakhouri et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Right atrial mass (likely metastatic melanoma) (n=1). Chemotherapy was evaluated. A 73-year-old man with metastatic melanoma presented with a giant right atrial mass obliterating the right atrium and was treated with chemotherapy.
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