title: Giant left atrial mass in an asymptomatic patient.
abstract: A large atrial myxoma, attached in an atypical location, was identified in the left atrium of a 70 year old patient. Although the tumour occupied a large part of the left atrium the patient remained in sinus rhythm and displayed no symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. lamparte@mailer.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamparter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moosdorf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maisch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed