Cor Vasa 2024, 66(1):71-75 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2023.073

(Cardiac tumour presenting as fever of unknown origin)

Lenka Hartmanováa, Juraj Hrečkoa, Monika Fialováa, Karel Mědíleka, Pavel Žáčekb, Václav Stejskalc, Petr Pařízeka
a I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Česká republika
b Kardiochirurgická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Česká republika
c Fingerlandův ústav patologie, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Česká republika

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary tumour of the heart. We present a case of a 46-year-old man with a 3-month history of progressive fatigue, exertional dyspnoea, fever, and elevated inflammatory markers. Echocardiography revealed left atrial tumour. The patient underwent successful surgical resection of the tumour; the histological study of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma.

Keywords: Cardiac tumour, Echocardiography, Fever of unknown origin, Myxoma,

Received: September 14, 2023; Revised: September 14, 2023; Accepted: October 1, 2023; Prepublished online: June 2, 2012; Published: March 5, 2024  Show citation

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Hartmanová L, Hrečko J, Fialová M, Mědílek K, Žáček P, Stejskal V, Pařízek P. (Cardiac tumour presenting as fever of unknown origin). Cor Vasa. 2024;66(1):71-75. doi: 10.33678/cor.2023.073.
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