title: Mitral valve myxoma: a case report and brief review of the literature.
abstract: A case of cardiac myxoma arising from the mitral valve is reported. A 50-year-old woman presented with history of shortness of breath and angina. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed a left atrial mass. At surgery, the tumor was found to be arising from the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. The tumor was excised and a defect in the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve was repaired by direct suture.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulshrestha
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rousou
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tighe
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography