Multimodal imaging for the diagnosis of cardiac alveolar echinococcosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary cardiac echinococcosis is rare, and cardiac alveolar echinococcosis is even rarer and more unusual. Reported cases of this disease are extremely limited, and multimodal imaging provides an important guide to treatment and decision-making. We report a case of cardiac alveolar echinococcosis. A 31-year-old male patient with no significant history was diagnosed to have a space-occupying lesion in the mediastinum. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a cystic mass anterior to the right lateral aspect of the right atrium, which did not show enhancement on the enhanced scan. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and cardiac magnetic resonance showed a cystic space-occupying lesion in the right lateral aspect of the right atrium, with mild enhancement of the edges o

SUBMITTER: Zhu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834188 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature