ABSCESSES OF MYOCARDIUM DUE TO SUPPURATIVE MEDIASTINAL DERMOID: ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHIC AND PATHOLOGIC STUDY
Authors: S B ROSENBLUTH, I STEINBERG, C T DOTTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 November 1952ABSCESSES OF MYOCARDIUM DUE TO SUPPURATIVE MEDIASTINAL DERMOID: ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHIC AND PATHOLOGIC STUDYSIDNEY B. ROSENBLUTH, M.D., ISRAEL STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES T. DOTTER, M.D.SIDNEY B. ROSENBLUTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ISRAEL STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES T. DOTTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-5-1064 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAbscess of the myocardium is rare and usually associated with septicemia. Flaxman1found 29 instances in 14,160 autopsies, an incidence of 0.2 per cent. Saphir2reported upon 32 myocardial abscesses occurring in 5,626 autopsies, an incidence of 0.6 per cent. Tubercles3have invaded the myocardium, presumably also as a result of hematogenous dissemination. Abscess formation has occurred in myocardial infarcts complicated by pneumonia with septicemia.4Direct extension of granulomatous lesions from lung or chest wall in actinomycosis,5extension to the heart from tuberculous pericarditis3and myocardial involvement by Boeck's sarcoid6have been encountered. In most instances, cardiac abscess occurs as...Bibliography1. Flaxman N: Myocardial abscess, J. A. M. A. 122: 804-806, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Saphir O: Myocarditis, Arch. Path. 32: 1000-1051, 1941; 33: 88-137, 1942. Google Scholar3. Diefenbach WC: Tuberculosis of the heart, a review, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 62: 390-402, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. TedeschiStevensonLevenson CGTDHM: Abscess formation in myocardial infarction, New England J. Med. 243: 1024-1027, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. PoncetBerard AL: Traité clinique de l'actinomycose humane, 1898, Masson et Cie, Paris. Google Scholar6. Longcope WT: Sarcoidosis, J. A. M. A. 177: 1321-1327, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Rusby NL: Dermoid cysts and teratomata of the mediastinum, a review, J. Thoracic Surg. 13: 169-232, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Heuer GJ: The surgery of mediastinal dermoids, Ann. Surg. 90: 692-713, 1929. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. RoutlerCombet DJ: Dermoid of mediastinum presenting roentgenologic picture of pulmonary dilatation, Arch. d. mal. du coeur 39: 22-24, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. HeuerAndrus GJWD: The surgery of mediastinal tumors, Am. J. Surg. 50: 143-224, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Cohen AG: Expectoration of abnormal substances and particles including parasites (their diagnostic significance), Am. J. Med. 10: 182-187, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. SiegelYoung MLAM: Electrocardiographic findings in tumors of the heart, Am. Heart J. 8: 682-690, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. RosenbaumJohnstonAlzamora FFEDVV: Persistent displacement of the RS-T segment in a case of metastatic tumor of the heart, Am. Heart J. 27: 667-675, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Cushing EH: Electrocardiographic changes in trichinosis, Am. Heart J. 11: 494-496, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. PolleyMurphy TZFD: Cardiac involvement in trichinosis, Am. Heart J. 27: 266-272, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. Friedberg CK: Heart disease, 1949, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar17. StroudFeil MWHS: The terminal electrocardiogram, Am. Heart J. 35: 910-923, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar18. Weiss S: Instantaneous "physiologic" death, New England J. Med. 223: 793-797, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. LindskogKausel GEHW: Diagnostic and therapeutic problems in benign mediastinal tumors, New England J. Med. 244: 250-252, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication August 18, 1951.From the Medical Service, Morrisania City Hospital, and the Department of Radiology, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA rare cause of right ventricle out flow tract obstruction: Anterior mediastinal teratomaPhysiological activity in mediastinal teratomata.Acute cardiac tamponade due to perforation of a benign mediastinal teratoma into the pericardial sacMyokarditis und weitere MyokardiopathienHerz- und Perikardtumoren 1 November 1952Volume 37, Issue 5Page: 1064-1077KeywordsAbscessesAutopsyLesionsLungsMedical servicesMyocardial infarctionMyocardiumPneumoniaSepsisThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...