title: [A case of left atrial myxoma with cerebral infarction as initial symptom].
abstract: A 75-year-old man with an initial episode of cerebral infarction was found to have left atrial tumor by some noninvasive methods. Tumor was resected through transverse atriotomy. Excised specimen showed left atrial myxoma. Cardiac myxoma should be considered as one of ailments in elderly patients presenting with systemic embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horimi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery