title: Biatrial myxoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In surgical series, a majority of benign cardiac tumors are myxomas. Of these, only about 2.5% are biatrial. Only 10 cases have been reported in the last 10 years. We present here a successful case in a 51-year-old man. A brief review of the literature is presented to place this case in context.
  
  
  METHODS
  The tumor was removed surgically via a midline sternotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass. Both left and right atrial extensions of the tumor mass were removed. The resection involved the entire septum, with a bovine patch used to reconstruct the atrial septum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient recovered uneventfully. We advised follow-up evaluation using transthoracic echocardiography annually.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Biatrial myxoma is a very rare condition, with diagnostic challenges, but is amenable to modern surgical approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston , TX, USA. Adel.D.Irani@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Adel D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Irani
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
authors.forename: L Maximilian
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Buja
authors.forename: Hazim J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Safi
mesh_terms: D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*