title: [Asymptomatic left ventricular myxoma located on the chordae tendinae - a case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kardiologiczny, Szpital im. J. Strusia, 61-833 Poznań. irejed@wp.pl
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jedliński
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duszyńska
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojna
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wardega
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bugajski
authors.forename: Eugeniusz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaszkowiak
authors.forename: Kajetan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poprawski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Słomczyński
mesh_terms: 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*