title: Myxoma of the mitral valve detected by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Myxomas of the mitral valve diagnosed during life are exceedingly rare. We employed transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging enhanced by gadolinium-diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid in a patient with palpitations. After these examinations clearly demonstrated a myxoma on the atrial side of the posterior mitral valve leaflet, urgent surgery was performed. When a small tumour of the mitral valve exists, these examinations are useful not only for detecting and characterizing the tumour, but also for deciding the optimal surgical management.
authors: Third Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kamata
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Yoshioka
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nasu
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ueshima
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Mizunuma
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sato
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Izumoto
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yagi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Nakai
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hiramori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA