title: [Intraoperative video-assisted resection of left atrial myxoma through the right parasternal approach].
abstract: A 58-year-old man admitted with atypical chest pain, and an echocardiogram showed a tumor in the left atrium. The tumor widely originated from the interatrial septum and the superior-anterior inner surface of the left atrium did not disturb a mitral valve motion. A right coronary angiogram demonstrated feeding arteries of the tumor. The right parasternal skin incision was made and the tumor was completely removed through the interatrial incision under the video-assisted fiberscopic system. Nd-YAG laser was exposed on the tumor-resected surface for laser coagulation resulting in tumor necrosis. Pathological examination revealed myxoma with rich neovascularization. On the 12th day the patient discharged without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie General Medical Center, Yokkaichi, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery