title: An atypically localized atrial myxoma: a case report.
abstract: Atypical cardiac myxomas are rare occurrences and may present with a variety of clinical manifestations depending on the location and morphology. A 46-year-old woman had a 4 x 3 x 2-cm myxoma originating from the superior wall of the left atrium, found by echocardiography and multislice tomography. The tumor was successfully treated by surgical excision. The resected tumor was a well-defined encapsulated mass with a narrow-base stalk originating from the right wall of the left atrium in between the right upper and lower pulmonary vein. The patient recovered without complication and was discharged 6 days after the operation. At 1-year follow-up, echocardiography revealed normal cardiac function without reccurence in terms of mass. Although up to 80% of myxomas are localized in the left atrium, of which 75% involve in the interatrial septum, it should not be forgotten that myxomas can appear in an atypical localization, as occurred in our case.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. bilgehanerkut@yahoo.com
authors: Bilgehan
authors: B
authors: Erkut
authors: Cevdet Ugur
authors: CU
authors: Koçogullari
authors: Sakir
authors: S
authors: Arslan
authors: Fuat
authors: F
authors: Gündogdu
authors: Hikmet
authors: H
authors: Koçak
authors: Yahya
authors: Y
authors: Islamoglu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography