A vanishing right ventricular mass

Ahmet Karagoz; Ozgul Ucar Elalmıs; Funda Basyıgıt; Abdullah Dolu

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A vanishing right ventricular mass

Abstract

Vanishing intracardiac masses can emerge as a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. The most common causes of intracardiac masses are thrombi, vegetations and primary or metastatic tumors. A 73-year-old male patient was admitted to internal medicine clinic with the diagnosis of acute postrenal failure superimposed on chronic renal failure. He also had fever and urinary tract infection. Eosinophil count was 1975/mm³ (22.7%). Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a 12x10 mm mobile mass attached to right ventricular (RV) lateral wall. The patient was on bicarbonate, sulbactam+cefoperazone 2x1 g, enoxaparine 1x4000 IU and silodosin 1x8 mg, when the patient discharged. One month after discharge, the patient came back for control examination. Surprisingly, control TTE revealed complete disappearance of the RV mass. Eosinophil count was 500/mm³ (4.9%). Intracardiac masses may emerge as a feature of hypereosinophilic state and may resolve in due course by recovery of hypereosinophilia and adjunct anticoagulation.

Keywords

Echocardiography,hypereosinophilia; mass; right ventricle

Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

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Authors

Ahmet Karagoz

Ozgul Ucar Elalmıs

Funda Basyıgıt This is me

Abdullah Dolu This is me

Publication Date

June 16, 2016

Submission Date

June 6, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 33 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Karagoz, A., Ucar Elalmıs, O., Basyıgıt, F., & Dolu, A. (2016). A vanishing right ventricular mass. Deneysel Ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi, 33(2). https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ

AMA

1.Karagoz A, Ucar Elalmıs O, Basyıgıt F, Dolu A. A vanishing right ventricular mass. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2016;33(2). https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ

Chicago

Karagoz, Ahmet, Ozgul Ucar Elalmıs, Funda Basyıgıt, and Abdullah Dolu. 2016. “A Vanishing Right Ventricular Mass”. Deneysel Ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi 33 (2). https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ.

EndNote

Karagoz A, Ucar Elalmıs O, Basyıgıt F, Dolu A (June 1, 2016) A vanishing right ventricular mass. Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi 33 2

IEEE

[1]A. Karagoz, O. Ucar Elalmıs, F. Basyıgıt, and A. Dolu, “A vanishing right ventricular mass”, J. Exp. Clin. Med., vol. 33, no. 2, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ

ISNAD

Karagoz, Ahmet - Ucar Elalmıs, Ozgul - Basyıgıt, Funda - Dolu, Abdullah. “A Vanishing Right Ventricular Mass”. Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi 33/2 (June 1, 2016). https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ.

JAMA

1.Karagoz A, Ucar Elalmıs O, Basyıgıt F, Dolu A. A vanishing right ventricular mass. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2016;33. Available at https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ.

MLA

Karagoz, Ahmet, et al. “A Vanishing Right Ventricular Mass”. Deneysel Ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi, vol. 33, no. 2, June 2016, https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ.

Vancouver

1.Ahmet Karagoz, Ozgul Ucar Elalmıs, Funda Basyıgıt, Abdullah Dolu. A vanishing right ventricular mass. J. Exp. Clin. Med. [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;33(2). Available from: https://izlik.org/JA88XB94RZ