Unusual aspects of cardiac myxoma.
A cardiac myxoma may manifest as miscellaneous and uncharacteristic presentations. These unusual aspects of cardiac myxomas can be rare clinical presentations, special patient populations, unusual locations, and special pathology, which may lead to a delayed diagnosis, improper checkups, and subsequent untimely treatment, eventually resulting in unexpected poor prognosis. Therefore, the diagnosis of cardiac myxomas can be challenging because of these unusual aspects. In order to get a better understanding of a cardiac myxoma and to facilitate an early diagnosis and proper treatment, the unusual aspects of cardiac myxomas are described here.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Putian, Teaching Hospital, Fujian Medical University; Fujian Province-People's Republic of China. shiminyuan@126.com.
Shi Min
SM
Yuan
Song Li
SL
Yan
Ning
N
Wu
D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy