title: Fatal disruption of a left atrial myxoma associated with trauma.
abstract: Cardiac myxomas are benign tumors composed of sparse stellate cells in an extensive mucoid stroma. The surface of these tumors is often friable and gelatinous. Their intracardiac location makes embolization a constant threat. We report a patient who had diffuse systemic embolization of a left atrial myxoma coincident with a low-velocity frontal motor vehicle crash.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beaumont Health System, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacco
authors.forename: Nazneen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Billimoria
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Howells