TY - JOUR T1 - Cystic tumour of the atrioventricular nodal region: report of a case successfully treated with surgery JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - e6 LP - e6 DO - 10.1136/heart.83.4.e6 VL - 83 IS - 4 AU - J R Paniagua AU - J R Sadaba AU - L A Davidson AU - C M Munsch Y1 - 2000/04/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/83/4/e6.abstract N2 - A case is reported of a 59 year old woman who presented with palpitations. Electrocardiographic studies revealed atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular block. Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a right atrial cystic mass attached to the interatrial septum. The patient underwent surgical excision of the mass. Histopathological findings were of a cystic tumour of the atrioventricular nodal region. This is the second report of this condition diagnosed antemortem and treated successfully with surgical excision. ER -