title: Mobilization of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve for resection of a left ventricular tumor producing carbohydrate antigen 19-9.
abstract: We report an extremely rare case of a left ventricular tumor producing carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). A 43-year-old man with an episode of right hemiplegia underwent an emergent operation for a left ventricular tumor just beneath the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. The tumor was successfully resected by mobilization of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. The resected specimen was immunoreactive for CA19-9.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Course of Interventional Medicine (E1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suhara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen