منابع مشابه
[Infected left atrial myxoma].
Myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. It is uncommon for these tumors to become infected and, at times, clinical presentation is no different from that of an uninfected myxoma. We describe the case of a 58-year-old woman with a previous pharyngeal infection that developed into infection of a left atrial myxoma and which was complicated by systemic embolism affecting the lower li...
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Myxoma is the most common type of cardiac tumour in all age groups. It may simulate infective endocarditis but is rarely infected. We describe one case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by Enterococcus faecalis. Combined therapy, consisting of surgical management and antimicrobial therapy, was used. Histological examination of the excised tumour revealed a typical myxoma with infiltrates of...
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Atrial myxoma is the most common intracardiac tumor in adults, and 60% of all tumors are found by echocardiogram. Its protean clinical manifestations make the clinical diagnosis difficult. Atrial myxomas explain a minority of all strokes, but many embolize systemically and may cause cardiac symptoms and even paraneoplastic syndromes. Its management requires surgical excision. In this update, Dr...
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a case of right atrial myxoma in a 5 year old male is presented. the patient was admitted in the pediatric department with systemic manifestations. myxoma was incidentally diagnosed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.65.767.671