title: [Myxoma of the right atrium].
abstract: A case of right atrial myxoma is reported in a 6-year-old boy. This type of cardiac tumour is infrequent at this age and its localisation on the right atrium is extremely rare. The clinical diagnosis may be evoked in the presence of a changing cardiac murmur; two-dimensional cardiac ultrasonography is currently the best method for non-invasive assessment. Good surgical results are linked to an early resection, with careful manipulation of the tumour and large removal of the implantation base.
authors.affiliation: Seccion de cardiologia pediatrica, hospital Miguel Servet P. Isabel la Catolica, Zaragoza, España.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Garcia de la Calzada
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Villaverde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salazar Mena
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ubalde
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Myxome de l'oreillette droite.