Massive embolism from cardiac myxoma.
Two cases of massive embolism from atrial myxoma are described. One of these patients survived aortic surgery, and this is only the third recorded survival of this condition. Pre-operative angiography is essential to successful management of these cases, and direct aortic surgery is the only way to remove these firm tumor emboli.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*