Myxoma of the Left Auricle

[A case of myxoma of the left auricle].

In their paper on this subject Fawcett and Ward (1939) remark that only rarely do descriptions of this interesting lesion appear in British publications, there being only one report in the nine years preceding their article. The condition is well reviewed in their paper and in that of Gilchrist and Millar. (1936). It is the purpose of this article to describe a further case with an autopsy report.

Angiomyxoma of the Left Auricle

Primary tumours of the heart are uncommon. Various authors estimated their frequency at autopsy as follows: Rand and Sachs (1943), o.5 per cent.; Straus and Merliss (I945), 0.0017 per cent.; Lymburner (1934), o.6I per cent. About three-quarters are benign and about half of the benign tumours are the so-called myxomas. Approximately 70 per cent. of these myxomas arise in the left auricle in the ...

Epileptiform attacks due to myxoma of the right auricle.

Attacks of dizziness and syncope have been relatively common features in the recorded cases of primary intracardiac tumour and of intracardiac ball thrombus (Wood, 1814; von Recklinghausen, 1885; Schwarz and Biloon, 1931; Gorlitzer, 1934; Elson, 1934; Fawcett and Ward, 1939; Garvin, 1941; Wright, Flynn, and Druet, 1944; Burnett and Davidson, 1945; Evans and Benson, 1948). Actual epileptiform co...

[Mass thrombus of the left auricle].

Myxoma of the left atrium.

A case of intra-atrial miyxoma manifested clinically by evidences of mitral stenosis and peripheral emboli is presented in detail. The diagnosis was made during life and confirmed by angiocardiog-raphy. The surgical procedure, attempted as a last resort, is described, as are the postmortem findings. This case points the way to possible surgical cure in similar lesions. TO DATE, approximately 35...