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Cardiac lymphangioma is a characteristically benign primary neoplasm of the heart, previously reported only in a handful of cases. A right atrial lesion was found of a 56-years old healthy male patient. The lesion was surgically excised and identified as cardiac lymphangioma in postoperative pathological analysis. While open surgical tumor resection is preferred in patients with cardiac lymphangioma, preoperative characterization of suspected lesions may warrant conservative management in selected cases.
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BACKGROUND: Recent articles about the topic of the anesthetic agents-related neurotoxicity have currently attracted the attention to the issue in the anesthesiology community. However, specialists in other fields should also be aware of this potential risk. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and practice of physicians at Guilan academic hospitals regarding general anesthesia-related neurotoxicity. METHODS: Firstly, the responsible anesthesia resident explained the purpose of this work to Guilan faculty and residents and if they agreed to participate a questionnaire containing 12 items was filled via a face to face interview. RESULTS: A response rate of 100% was achieved (271 responders from 271 eligible study responders). Also, 89 (33.1%) responders were attending, 180 (66.9%) were residents, 112 (41.6%) were female, and 157 (58.4%) were male. The mean years of experience was 8.8 ± 4.82 (2 - 28 years). According to the achieved data, the majority of the precipitants did not believe in GA toxicity. CONCLUSIONS: This paper revealed that the current curriculum does not sufficiently address the anesthesia-related neurotoxicity problem. Indeed, the need for training and communication with non-anesthesia medical colleagues was highlighted.
