title: Left atrial appendage myxoma masquerading as left atrial appendage thrombus.
abstract: Myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart. They can arise from any heart chamber, but have rarely been described as originating from the left atrial appendage. We describe a case of left atrial appendage myxoma mimicking a left atrial appendage thrombus, and presenting with microembolization to the coronaries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Lalitaditya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Shyamadeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borgohain
authors.forename: Anubhav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000209:etiology; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D056346:Sternotomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Echocardiography; embolism; heart atria; heart neoplasms; myxoma