[Cardiac myxoma. Surgical treatment. About 20 cases].
BACKGROUND
Cardiac myxoma is the commune cardiac tumors. Their clinical status depends in the anatomic type. The aim of this study is to evaluate our results and to compare them for literature.


METHODS
From January 1990 to June 2004, 20 patients (8 males and 12 females) with mean age of 49 years underwent surgical treatment of cardiac myxoma. The tumors were in left atrium in 14 cases, in right atrium in 4 cases and biatrial in 2 cases. Surgical treatment consisted in complete resection of the tumor in all cases associated with partial atrial septal resection in 9 cases.


RESULTS
There is not death in the postoperative outcome. The mean follow up is 50 months. The late mortality rate was 10%. All patients are asymptomatic and the echocardiography control showed no tumor recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Cardiac myxoma is the communist primary tumor of the heart. Diagnosis is based upon echocardiography. Surgical management has well out come with low morbidity and mortality. Late results are satisfactory but regular screening is recommended although risk of recurrence is low.
Denguir
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Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, hôpital La-Rabta, 1007 Jabbari-Bab-Saadoun, Tunis, Tunisie. denguir.raouf@gnet.tn
Dhiab
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M
Meddeb
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I
Hermi
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N
Khanfir
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I
Ben Romdhane
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R
Khayati
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A
Gharsallah
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N
Abid
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A
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies