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. 2017 Jun;42(4):390-394.
doi: 10.1007/s00059-016-4480-y. Epub 2016 Oct 17.

Posterior wall as atypical localization of left atrial myxoma : Diagnosis and management

M Cottini  1 , A Pergolini  2 , G Zampi  3 , V Buffa  4 , P G Pino  2 , V Polizzi  2 , F Ranocchi  2 , G Luzi  2 , A Montalto  2 , F Musumeci  2 ; FECTS
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Posterior wall as atypical localization of left atrial myxoma : Diagnosis and management

M Cottini et al. Herz. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Atrial myxomas are the most common benign cardiac neoplasms. Although the majority occur in the left atrium (LA) and are attached to the interatrial septum (75-80 % of cases), they can arise from any part of the LA and the cardiac chambers. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with features of worsening dyspnea and persistent headache. During transthoracic echocardiography, a suspected cardiac myxoma was found arising from the posterior wall of the LA.

Keywords: Case report; Left atrium; Myxoma; Resection; Transthoracic echocardiography.

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