Atrial myxoma: tumour or trauma?
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چکیده
A mass lesion developed in the right atrium at the site of a trans-septal puncture after percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve in a man aged 74. The lesion had the pathological appearance of an atrial myxoma and seemed to have developed after trauma to the intra-atrial septum. This case suggests that at least some atrial myxomas are reactive rather than neoplastic in origin.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 67 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992