Canver C C, Lajos T Z, Bernstein Z, DuBois D P, Mentzer R M
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo 14203.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 Feb;49(2):312-3. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90158-3.
A 32-year-old man was seen with shortness of breath and increasing fatigue. Echocardiography revealed an intracavitary mass occupying the entire left atrium. The lesion was resected using cardiopulmonary bypass and found to be a large malignant melanoma. This case represents the rare occasion in which antemortem diagnosis of malignant melanoma within left atrium permitted successful palliative surgical resection. The patient is alive and active 6 months after operation.
一名32岁男性因呼吸急促和疲劳加重前来就诊。超声心动图显示一个占据整个左心房的腔内肿块。该病变在体外循环下被切除，发现是一个巨大的恶性黑色素瘤。此病例代表了罕见的情况，即左心房恶性黑色素瘤的生前诊断允许成功进行姑息性手术切除。患者术后6个月仍存活且状况良好。
