Approach to cardiac masses: Thinking inside and outside the box

Figure 1 Localization, pathophysiology, and histopathological aspects of cardiac masses. Citation: Castrichini M, Albani S, Pinamonti B, Sinagra G. Atrial thrombi or cardiac tumours? The image-challenge of intracardiac masses: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2020; 4: 1-6. Copyright© The Authors 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. The authors have obtained the permission for figure using from the European Heart Journal - Case Reports (Supplementary material).

Figure 2 Flow chart of the diagnostic workup in patients with cardiac masses. CT: Computed tomography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; PET: Positron emission tomography; TEE: Trans esophageal echocardiography; TTE: Trans thoracic echocardiography.