[Asymptomatic left ventricular myxoma located on the chordae tendinae - a case report].
A rare case of left ventricular myxoma in a 55-year-old woman, located on the chordae tendinae of posteromedial papillary muscle, is presented. The tumor was visualised by the transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography examination. The woman was selected for surgery. The left ventricular tumor was completely resected via left atrium and diagnosed histologically as myxoma.
Jedliński
Ireneusz
I
Oddział Kardiologiczny, Szpital im. J. Strusia, 61-833 Poznań. irejed@wp.pl
Duszyńska
Małgorzata
M
Wojna
Jan
J
Wardega
Tomasz
T
Bugajski
Paweł
P
Kaszkowiak
Eugeniusz
E
Poprawski
Kajetan
K
Słomczyński
Marek
M
D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*