title: Large left atrial myxoma presented as fever of unknown origin: a challenging diagnosis and a review of the literature.
abstract: Myxoma is the most common type of primary tumors of the heart in adults. The majority of patients with myxomas may experience symptoms due to central or peripheral embolism or intracardiac obstruction, while in some cases, they may be completely asymptomatic. Rarely, patients develop unusual symptoms that complicate the diagnostic evaluation. Herein, we describe the case of a 70-year-old patient with a long-lasting low-grade fever due to a large left atrial myxoma revealed during a transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital Athens, Greece. makisgab@yahoo.gr <makisgab@yahoo.gr>
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gavrielatos
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Letsas
authors.forename: Loukas K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Pappas
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dedeilias
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sioras
authors.forename: Fotis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kardaras
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography