title: How fast does an atrial myxoma grow?
abstract: We describe the case of a 58-year-old man who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with an unremarkable transesophageal echocardiogram. Three years later he underwent a routine transthoracic echocardiogram that was normal. Eleven months later he presented with dyspnea and right-sided heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed a large mass located in the right atrium in which the base was inserted by the junction of the inferior vena cava and coronary sinus. Pathology showed a myxoma that measured 15 x 3 cm implying a growth rate of 1.36 x 0.3 cm/month.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karlof
authors.forename: Sacha P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Salzberg
authors.forename: Anelechi C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Anyanwu
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Steinbock
authors.forename: Farzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Filsoufi
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology*