Concomitant pulmonary embolectomy and excision of a left atrial myxoma.
We report a rare case of concomitant pulmonary embolectomy and excision of a left atrial myxoma. A 64-year-old obese woman developed a pulmonary embolism 13 days after an operation for a brain tumor. Echocardiography revealed a 3-cm left atrial mass attached to the atrial septum. Urgent surgery, including pulmonary embolectomy and excision of the left atrial mass, was performed. Histopathology confirmed that the mass was a left atrial myxoma. The postoperative course was uneventful.
Fukui
Toshihiro
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. tm-fukui@gem.hi-ho.ne.jp
Suehiro
Shigefumi
S
Shibata
Toshihiko
T
Hirai
Hidekazu
H
Aoyama
Takanobu
T
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome