title: [Variants of atrial myxoma].
abstract: We describe two different manifestations of cardiac myxoma. Both have in common late diagnosis. The first patient suffered from a right sided myxoma. The histological diagnosis is unexpected. In the second case, the diagnosis of a myxoma in the left arterial cavity is made only two years after the first symptoms. We discuss epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of atrial myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspital Aarau.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schär
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Conen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography