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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 27:36:358.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.358.24793. eCollection 2020.

Left ventricular myxoma: case report

Mohamed Rida Ajaja  1 , Amine Cheikh  2 , Noëllie Akpabie  3 , Wafa Elmire  3 , Amale Tazi Mezalek  3 , Amine El Hassani  4 , Mahdi Ait Houssa  1
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Case Reports

Left ventricular myxoma: case report

Mohamed Rida Ajaja et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Left ventricular (LV) myxomas are rare. We present a case of a LV myxoma arising from the interventricular septum in a 70-year-old asymptomatique man. General examination of the patient did not reveal any abnormality. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a round pedunculated mass (size, 20mm x 13mm) at the interventricular septum with a broad pedicle. The mass was successfully removed and was pathologically confirmed to be a myxoma.

Keywords: Left ventricular myxoma; cardiopulmonary bypass; echocardiography; resection.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1
echocardiogram demonstrating a left ventricular mass in a 62-year-old asymptomatic male patient
Figure 2
Figure 2
intraoperative findings: the mass pulled through the aortotomy
Figure 3
Figure 3
histopathologic examination confirms the diagnosis of myxoma (H&E, x40)
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