Abstract
Blood cysts of the heart in adults are extremely rare, and their origin is usually from the valvular apparatus. However, a case was encountered of a blood cyst originating from the right atrial septum of a 59-year-old woman. Furthermore the cyst contained calcium stone. The cyst with the stone was successfully excised. Neither situation has been reported previously in the literature.
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