ABSTRACT
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and highly lethal disorder with resultant cardiac insufficiency. It necessitates aggressive immune suppression therapy, although the results are often fatal. When it affects only the atria, the characteristics of the disease changes completely. In this case report, we present atypical presentation of atrial giant cell myocarditis with mass lesion, which completely resolved after successful surgical resection without immuno suppression therapy.
Subject(s)
Giant Cells/pathology , Heart Neoplasms/pathology , Myocarditis/pathology , Myocarditis/surgery , Diagnosis, Differential , Heart Atria/pathology , Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Male , Middle Aged , Myocarditis/diagnosis , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Abstract Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and highly lethal disorder with resultant cardiac insufficiency. It necessitates aggressive immune suppression therapy, although the results are often fatal. When it affects only the atria, the characteristics of the disease changes completely. In this case report, we present atypical presentation of atrial giant cell myocarditis with mass lesion, which completely resolved after successful surgical resection without immuno suppression therapy.