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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct-Dec;24(4):490-492.
doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_7_20.

Recurrent cardiac myxoma: A case report

Ravi K Mahavar  1 , Dheeraj Arora  1 , Ajmer Singh  1 , Manisha Mishra  1
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Case Reports

Recurrent cardiac myxoma: A case report

Ravi K Mahavar et al. Ann Card Anaesth. 2021 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart. They are most commonly found in the left atrium, followed by a right atrium and rarely in the left ventricle. Herein, we report a rare case of left ventricular myxoma in a patient who had twice undergone removal of left atrial myxoma. Complete removal of the tumor through aortotomy, without causing fragmentation led to the uneventful recovery of the patient.

Keywords: Cardiac myxoma; left ventricular myxoma; recurrent myxoma.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cardiac MRI showing (a) pulmonary veins, (b) left atrium, (c) myxomatous mass, and (d) left ventricular cavity
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mid esophageal long-axis view on transesophageal echocardiography showing (a) left atrium, (b) left ventricle, (c) myxoma, (d) left ventricular outflow tract. Color Doppler image is shown on the right
Figure 3
Figure 3
Resected myxoma
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