title: [Diagnosis and treatment of biatrial myxomas of the heart].
abstract: Of the multiple myxomas of the heart (MH) the bilateral myxomas were revealed in 57.1%. Of 4 patients before the operation the correct diagnosis was established only in one. Meticulous data on clinical signs, diagnosis and surgical treatment peculiarities of patients with bilateral MH were adduced. Morphological peculiarities of the tumor were analyzed. Special attention was paid to the necessity of clinical and surgical guard toward revelation of undiagnosed tumors, the choice of optimal approaches to the heart cavities while performing radical operation. Basing on results of histological studying of operational specimen it was established that MH is originated from transformed vessels of interatrial septum.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Knyshov
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Dzakhoeva
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Beshliaga
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Zakharova
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Rudenko
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vitovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans