title: Recurrent Left Atrial Myxoma in a Young Patient: A Rare Entity.
abstract: Recurrence of atrial myxoma arising from the site other than inter-atrial septum is quite rare, which is more common in familial than sporadic cases. We here in present a case of 15-year-old young female who presented with recurrence of left atrial (LA) myxoma from unusual site - posterior LA wall after 3 years without any constitutional symptoms, which is the hallmark of recurrence. Complete removal of underlying atrial septum with atrial wall for recurrence prevention is the dictum in primary operation for tumour removal.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College) , New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India .
authors.forename: Jignesh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.affiliation: M.Ch Resident, Department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College) , New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India .
authors.forename: Ketav
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lakhia
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College) , New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India .
authors.forename: Parth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solanki
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College) , New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India .
authors.forename: Jigar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Panchal
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Department of Research, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College) , New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India .
authors.forename: Pratik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
keywords: Cardiac tumour; Inter-atrial septum; Sporadic