title: [Excision of a left atrial myxoma through right minithoracotomy in a patient with multiple myeloma; report of a case].
abstract: We present a case of a 63-year-old female who underwent an excision of a left atrial myxoma. Previously, she had been diagnosed with multiple myelomas and received radiation therapy and chemotherapy. A left atrial myxoma was found at an annual medical check-up. The myxoma was removed via a right minithoracotomy with peripheral cannulation to minimize bleeding complications and surgical site infection. She was transferred to the referring hospital on postoperative day 7 due to recurrence of multiple myelomas. She was doing well 14 months after the operation. Right minithoracotomy is a useful approach to minimizing the risks of bleeding and infection in patients with multiple myelomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Yasuhide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okawa
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013908:Thoracotomy