title: Unusual aspects of atrial myxoma.
abstract: Cardiac myxomas are infrequently encountered lesions. Certain aspects of these tumors are unusual and include right atrial location, calcification, valve destruction, hematologic abnormalities, occurrence in children, and familial occurrence. A 12-year-old girl manifesting all of these unusual aspects of myxoma is described and each of the unusual aspects is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery