title: Recurrent myxoma of the left ventricle. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 29-year-old female was found to have a left ventricular mass while in the 14th week of gestation. Seven years earlier she had undergone removal of a left ventricular myxoma. At re-operation, after elective interruption of pregnancy, a recurrent left ventricular myxoma was successfully excised. According to a review of the literature recurrence of an isolated, localized left ventricular myxoma has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pisa Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scioti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guglielmi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tartarini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000601:surgery*