SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY, SHAHEED RAJAIE CARDIOVASCULAR, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, MELLAT PARK, VALI ASR AVE., TEHRAN, IRAN
Abstract
Tuberculosis is caused by a mycobacterium and is a multipotential, omnipresent infectious disease. Generally, two major categories, pulmonary and extrapulmonary exist. Whereas pericardial involvement is relatively common, myocardial tuberculosis has been reported in not more than 0.3% of all tuberculosis patients post-mortem. A 21-year-old woman sought medical attention due to progressive dyspnea upon exertion, weight loss, and general weakness. She underwent a heart operation and a well-circumscribed, solid, and creamy egg-shaped mass with a lobulated surface was seen in the right atrium. The histopathological study showed multiple well-formed granulomas with multinucleated giant cells and extensive caseous necrosis. These were compatible with a diagnosis of tuberculoma; however, the Ziehl-Neelsen stain failed to reveal the acid-fast bacilli. Her postoperative course was uneventful and soon she was discharged with advice to continue her medical therapy.
MOZAFFARI, K., & BEHZADNIA, N. (2011). DIFFERENT HISTOPATHOLOGICAL APPEARANCES OF CARDIAC TUBERCULOSIS: PRESENTATION OF A RARE CASE WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE. Iranian Heart Journal, 12(2), 55-58.
MLA
KAMBIZ MOZAFFARI; NEDA BEHZADNIA. "DIFFERENT HISTOPATHOLOGICAL APPEARANCES OF CARDIAC TUBERCULOSIS: PRESENTATION OF A RARE CASE WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE". Iranian Heart Journal, 12, 2, 2011, 55-58.
HARVARD
MOZAFFARI, K., BEHZADNIA, N. (2011). 'DIFFERENT HISTOPATHOLOGICAL APPEARANCES OF CARDIAC TUBERCULOSIS: PRESENTATION OF A RARE CASE WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE', Iranian Heart Journal, 12(2), pp. 55-58.
VANCOUVER
MOZAFFARI, K., BEHZADNIA, N. DIFFERENT HISTOPATHOLOGICAL APPEARANCES OF CARDIAC TUBERCULOSIS: PRESENTATION OF A RARE CASE WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE. Iranian Heart Journal, 2011; 12(2): 55-58.
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