title: Left ventricular myxoma: a case report.
abstract: Cardiac myxoma, the most common primary heart tumor, is located mainly in the left atrium. We reported a rare case of left ventricular myxoma incidentally found on echocardiography in an asymptomatic 60-year-old male. The tumor was carefully resected without fragmentation. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged home on the 4th postoperative day. Surgical resection of this type of cardiac myxoma is recommended due to the rarity of tumor location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China.
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China.
authors.forename: Peisheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: echocardiography; left ventricular myxoma; resection