title: [Left atrial myxoma: second recurrence 20 years after the first operation].
abstract: We report about a 52-year old woman, who underwent a resection of a left atrial myxoma 20 years ago. Twelve years later she suffered from exertional dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed a recurrent myxoma. This was resected. Eight years later the woman suffered from disturbances of heart rhythm and from angina pectoris. The coronary arteries were normal, but a recurrent left atrial myxoma was found and operated. We conclude a long-term follow-up is inevitable in patients after the resection of a myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Charité, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Schwerpunkt: Kardiologie, Angiologie, Pneumologie, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10098 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: H-P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Dübel
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bohm
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gliech
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rutsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation