Bilateral atrial myxomas. Preoperative diagnosis and successful removal.
A case of bilateral atrial myxomas is presented. The diagnosis was made preoperatively with the aid of echocardiography and cineangiography. The use of the echocardiogram in the diagnosis of this lesion is emphasized.
D000293:Adolescent; D000790:Angiocardiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010701:Phonocardiography