Atypical atrial myxomas in two asymptomatic patients: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Atypical cardiac myxomas are a rare occurrence and may present with a variety of clinical manifestations depending on the morphology and location.


METHODS
Two cases of cardiac myxomas atypically located in asymptomatic patients, diagnosed by transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, are presented. In the first case a myxoma is located under the anterior mitral valve leaflet and in the second case a myxoma is located in the right atrium.


CONCLUSIONS
We emphasize the leading role of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of intracavitary cardiac tumours.
Charokopos
Nicholas A
NA
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. charokoposnick@hotmail.com
Rouska
Efthymia
E
Pliakos
Christodoulos
C
Pagourelias
Efstathios D
ED
Artemiou
Panagiotis
P
Foroulis
Christoforos
C
Papadopoulos
Nikolaos
N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography