Left atrial approach to big myxoma with angiographically visible neovascularity. Report of one case.
In this article, we report a 65-year-old man with a large atrial myxoma arising from the posterior wall and from the base of the right inferior pulmonary vein. The big neoplastic mass showed a large implant site. A rare atrial myxoma neovascularity arising from the atrial circumflex artery was very clearly visualized by selective coronary arteriography. The surgical approach used to resect this tumor was an isolated left atriotomy that provided excellent exposure and safe excision.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Turin, Italy.
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Centofanti
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Patanè
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Barbato
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Fortunato
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Di Summa
D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*