The ultrastructure of cardiac myxoma

The ultrastructure of the cardiac myxoma and the "papillary tumour" of heart valves.

Cardiac Myxoma

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Biatrial cardiac myxoma.

A routine abdominal sonography study detected a round mass in the right atrium of a 66-year-old man, who was then transferred to our hospital for further evaluation. On physical examination, the patient appeared healthy, with no signs of discomfort or heart failure. Cardiac auscultation revealed normal heart sounds with a mild respiratory-dependant systolic murmur at the apex. Laboratory studie...

Unusual aspects of cardiac myxoma

A cardiac myxoma may manifest as miscellaneous and uncharacteristic presentations. These unusual aspects of cardiac myxomas can be rare clinical presentations, special patient populations, unusual locations, and special pathology, which may lead to a delayed diagnosis, improper checkups, and subsequent untimely treatment, eventually resulting in unexpected poor prognosis. Therefore, the diagnos...

Clinical Experiences of Cardiac Myxoma

Although cardiac myxoma is rare, it is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Seventy-four cases of cardiac myxoma that were surgically treated in our center between August 1980 and February 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. The mean patient age was 50.4 +/- 15.0 (range 7-80) years, and 53 patients (71.6%) were female. The most common preoperative symptom, occurring in 44 patients, was dyspne...