Key result
A calcified right atrial myxoma in a 14-year-old patient was successfully detected on a plain lateral chest radiograph and subsequently surgically excised.
Population
14-year-old patient with chest pain and a calcified mass overlying the cardiac silhouette on lateral chest…
Design
Case_report
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Plain radiographs may incidentally detect calcified atrial myxomas in adolescents; this single case leaves open any broader diagnostic role.
Case Report (n=1)
While cardiac neoplasms typically require advanced imaging, the tendency for myxomas to calcify may allow for their initial detection on plain chest radiographs.
Weiss et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Right atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated. A calcified right atrial myxoma in a 14-year-old patient was successfully detected on a plain lateral chest radiograph and subsequently surgically excised.
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