Esophageal varices: A rare non-cardiac finding in echocardiography.

A 43-years-old patient with hepatitis C and HIV co-infection was referred to debridement of a left sternoclavicular septic arthritis. Due to suspicion of endocarditis, the patient underwent transthoracic echocardiogram which revealed an mass posterior to left atrium and descending aorta. A thoracic computed tomography revealed esophageal varices. Transesophageal echocardiogram was not performed. The patient has progressed favorably.