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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1498-1500
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

A Rare Presentation of Tricuspid Valve Thrombus in a Normal Heart

Pankaj Saxena, MCh * , Ross Mejia, MBBS, Robert K.W. Tam, FRACS

Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Brisbane, Australia

Accepted for publication April 5, 2004.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Saxena, Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Rd, Chermside, Brisbane QLD 4032, Australia (Email: drpankajsaxena{at}hotmail.com).

A young woman presented with a presumptive diagnosis of tricuspid valve tumor in a structurally normal heart. She was recently started on oral progesterone for menorrhagia related to uterine fibroids. She underwent an excision of the mass attached to the tricuspid valve, which was found to be an organized thrombus. We suggest a clinical approach to this problem.






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