title: Multiple left atrial myxoma: case report.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are infrequent, with an incidence between 0.001% and 0.2%, mostly comprising benign histological characteristics in 75% of these cases. Myxomas account for approximately 50% of these neoplasms. As regards location, 75-80% of myxomas are in the left atrium, 18% in the right atrium, and more rarely in the ventricles. We report a case of a patient in functional class (FC) IV New York Heart Association (NYHA) and postoperative histological diagnosis of multilobular myxoma originating in the posterior left atrial wall. Clinical evaluation 3 months after surgery suggested NYHA functional class I and echocardiographic absence of intracardiac masses.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Cirúrgica, UFMS, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.carlosdorsa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: José Carlos Dorsa Vieira
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pontes
authors.forename: Guilherme Viotto Rodrigues da
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Ricardo Adala
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Benfatti
authors.forename: João Jackson
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography