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Left atrial myxoma: Unusual presentation as a cystic tumor

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Myxomas are the most common cardiac tumors, benign, and usually located in the left atrium. Typically echocardiography reveals a solid tumor, whereas cystic myxomas are rare with only a few… Click to show full abstract

Myxomas are the most common cardiac tumors, benign, and usually located in the left atrium. Typically echocardiography reveals a solid tumor, whereas cystic myxomas are rare with only a few cases documented in the literature. We describe the case of a 63‐year‐old, female patient with an unusual presentation of a left atrial myxoma as a cystic tumor.

Keywords: unusual presentation; cystic tumor; left atrial; atrial myxoma; tumor

Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2019

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