title: Diagnosis of mitral valve myxoma by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Mitral valve myxomas are rare. We report a patient with a mitral myxoma arising from the posterior mitral leaflet in whom transthoracic echocardiography revealed equivocal findings. However, transoesophageal echocardiography provided accurate relevant anatomical information including the size, morphological characteristics, and tumour attachment point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zamorano
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilacosta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Almería
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: San Román
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Harguindey
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging