title: Mitral valve myxoma involving both leaflets.
abstract: Mitral valve myxomas are extremely uncommon, and their presence raises differential diagnosis with other pathologic conditions. We report on the case of a patient with an unspecific clinical presentation and an equivocal echocardiographic finding: mass prolapsing through the mitral valve into the left ventricle. The tumor was strongly attached by a wide pedicle, involving both the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflets. Tumor excision was not feasible, and the mitral valve was replaced. Histologic analysis confirmed the myxomatous nature of the mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martìn-Suàrez
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Botta
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Amore
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Camurri
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mikus
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marinelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome