title: Mitral valve myxoma.
abstract: Cardiac myxomas arising from the mitral valve are extremely rare. We describe the case of an asymptomatic 49-year-old woman who was found to have a 3.6 x 4.0-cm myxoma originating from the atrial side of the anterior mitral leaflet. The lesion was successfully treated by surgical excision and mitral valve replacement. A review of the literature regarding this rare lesion is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Glazier
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography