[A case of left-atrial myxoma].

Atrial myxoma can present with a variety of clinical pictures which may be suggestive of mitral stenosis or insufficiency. I They can also present with heart failure, fatigue and weight loss of rapid development in a middle aged patient with no history of rheumatic fever. 2 Most myxomas arise in the left atrium and less commonly in the right atrium. Left atrial myxomas predominantly arise from the interatrial septum and rarely from the atrial wall. I The following case illustrates it's presentation as mitral stenosis and subacute bacterial endocarditis and at necropsy, the tumour was found to arise from the posterior wall.