title: Myxoma of the aortic valve.
abstract: Myxomatous tumours can arise from different cardiac structures. They have a special predilection for the left atrium and are an exceedingly uncommon finding in cardiac valves. We report the case of a 28-year old man who presented with a stroke and was found to have a mass arising from his aortic valve. The patient underwent a successful surgical excision of the aortic valve with the implantation of a mechanical prosthesis. The histopathological examination of the aortic valve confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma. Some aspects related to the diagnosis and management of this entity are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Santiago de Compostela and Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. alfg@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: Angel L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Marino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Mohammad M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: El-Diasty
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Suárez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery