Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of a biatrial myxoma.
A 40-year-old female presented with a year's history of atrial fibrillation. Transthoracic echocardiography identified the presence of a biatrial mass and transoesophageal echocardiography delineated its extent. At surgery, a huge myxoma originating from the fossa ovalis and straddling the inter-atrial septum was removed and the atrial septum repaired. This report highlights the role of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of this extremely rare cardiac tumour.
Doig
J C
JC
Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Ray
S
S
Srikrishna
S V
SV
Hilton
C J
CJ
McComb
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery