Left atrial thrombus

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Increasing shortness of breath with pleuritic chest pain.

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Female
ct

The CT demonstrates a large soft tissue density within the left atrium. Bilateral pleural effusions and a hiatus hernia.

Case Discussion

The differential is between atrial myxoma and atrial thrombus.

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