Management of intracavitary left atrium tumors during pregnancy - two case reports.
OBJECTIVE
Authors documented an individual management of intracavitary left atrium tumors diagnosed during pregnancy.


METHODS
Two case reports were presented. Brain embolisation was supposed in the case one of intracavitary left atrium tumor. An urgent cardiosurgery at 24 weeks' gestation was performed on the cardiopulmonary bypass. In case two (multiple pregnancy - twins) cardiac tumor in left atrium was detected in third trimester of pregnancy. The mother was without any serious cardiac and systemic complications during the last trimester. Surgical approach was different - removal of tumor after delivery.


CONCLUSIONS
The surgical approach should be determined by clinical behavior of left atrial cardiac tumors.
Korbel'
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Comenius University, School of Medicine Bratislava, Slovak Republic. gyn_zochova@computel.sk
Kanáliková
K
K
Fischer
V
V
Niznanská
Z
Z
Redecha
M
M
Paulíková
Z
Z
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012086:Reoperation