DOI: 10.12890/2023_004173

Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report

Authors

  • Abdulmajeed Faleh Alosail Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia; Department of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

abdulmajeed.alosail@medportal.ca

Keywords

Type A aortic dissection, Bentall procedure, atypical symptoms

Abstract

This case report presents a rare case of cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submassive pulmonary embolism in a 39-year-old woman. The patient presented with syncope and hypotension, leading to an initial diagnosis of submassive pulmonary embolism. However, further investigations revealed a right-sided heart mass on echocardiogram. Surgical intervention was carried out, and the patient’s condition was successfully managed. This case emphasizes the importance of considering rare cardiac tumours in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

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Published

2023-11-20

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 12 (2023)

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Alosail AF. Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 20 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];10(12). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/4173