title: Metastatic atrial myxoma to the skin at 15 years after surgical resection.
abstract: Metastasis from atrial myxoma is uncommon. We report on a patient who developed metastasis of the left atrial myxoma to the skin at 15 years after surgical resection. The primary lesion had not recurred. The myxoma has the potential for metastatic growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wanibuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary