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17588818

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
Metastatic tumours are the commonest cardiac tumours being found in 1-3% of patients dying of cancer while primary tumours are unusual and have an incidence of 0.02-0.5%. The majority (80%) of all primary cardiac tumours are benign with myxomas accounting for 50%. Myxomas arising from the right atrium are uncommon. We present the case of a 39-year-old female with a 4-month history of progressive exertional dyspnoea accompanied by symptoms of palpitations and presyncope. Transthoracic echocardiography showed an extremely large right atrial myxoma prolapsing into the right ventricle and obstructing the tricuspid valve. We demonstrate how intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography, prior to sternotomy, was useful in providing information about the myxoma which clearly displayed its attachment and anatomical relationship in the planning of the 'safe' surgical excision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1532-2114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
130-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Massive right atrial myxoma causing exertional dyspnoea.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK. rajbilku@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports