[Left atrial myxoma associated with ruptured chordae tendineae].
A rare case of left atrial myxoma associated with ruptured chordae tendineae is presented. The patient was 70-year-old woman, and was diagnosed to have a left atrial myxoma. The myxoma was extirpated together with the atrial septum from which tumor developed. After removal of the myxoma, a ruptured strut chordae tendineae of anterior leaflet was also detected and resutured to the original papillary muscle. The cause of the torn chordae is presumed to be so-called "wrecking ball effect", and to be myxomatous degeneration of the valve.
Yamanaka
K
K
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital.
Miki
S
S
Kusuhara
K
K
Ueda
Y
Y
Okita
Y
Y
Tahata
T
T
Sasakabe
H
H
Minatoya
K
K
Hori
K
K
D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*