title: Left atrial myxoma: presentation with acute aortic occlusion and 'resolution' of the primary tumor.
abstract: We report a case of an acute infrarenal aortic occlusion caused by embolization of a left atrial myxoma. The aortoiliac embolus was removed by an emergency embolectomy with a Fogarty catheter. Patient refused initially the resection of the small remaining part of his cardiac tumor. Two months later, he agreed and a surgical resection was performed. Peroperatively and histopathologically, no residual tumor could be detected. This is the first report of embolization of a left atrial myxoma with subsequent asymptomatic complete embolization or regression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van der Mieren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duchateau
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herijgers
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*