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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct 29;2018(10):rjy288.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy288. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Surgical management of a giant right atrial myxoma

Jeesoo Choi  1 , Alex de Costa  1 , Michael M Sabetai  1
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Case Reports

Surgical management of a giant right atrial myxoma

Jeesoo Choi et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Cardiac tumours represent around 0.2% of tumours overall, and primary cardiac tumours are even more uncommon. We report the case of a 72-year-old female with a 7 cm × 4 cm right atrial mass which was prolapsing through the tricuspid valve. The mass was resected and histological analysis confirmed a myxoma. This report describes a rare finding of a giant right atrial mxyoma and subsequent surgical management.

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Arrows indicate large right atrial myxoma via transthoracic echocardiography. RA, right atrium; TV, tricuspid valve.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Arrows indicate large right atrial myxoma on CT scan.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Right atrial mass in situ, looking at the patient from the left. Close up on the left and prior to excision on the right. TV, tricuspid valve; SVC, superior vena cava; Ao, aorta.
Figure 4:
Figure 4:
Right atrial mass measuring 7 cm in length.
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