title: Simultaneous resection of left atrial myxoma and esophageal carcinoma via right thoraco-abdominal approach.
abstract: Concomitant occurrence of atrial myxoma and esophageal carcinoma is an extremely rare entity. Here we present two cases of synchronously suffered left atrial myxoma and esophageal carcinoma. Both patients underwent simultaneous resection of two tumors via the right thoraco-abdominal approach and recovered well.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
authors: Buqing
authors: B
authors: Ni
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
authors: Xiaohu
authors: X
authors: Lu
authors: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
authors: Qixing
authors: Q
authors: Gong
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
authors: Yongfeng
authors: Y
authors: Shao
keywords: Cardiac tumors; esophageal carcinoma; myxoma; surgery