A Biatrial Myxoma with Triple Ripples
نویسنده
چکیده
Cardiac myxoma is a benign tumor, but it is known for its space-occupying effect at the site of origin and frequent systemic embolization. This case report highlights a biatrial myxoma of interatrial septum who presented with significant tricuspid valve regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, and cardioembolic stroke of the left parietal lobe, i.e., a biatrial myxoma with triple ripples.
منابع مشابه
Biatrial Recurrence of Two Independently Growing Cardiac Myxoma in a Patient with Multiple Tumor Disease
We report the case of a 56-year-old female patient with biatrial recurrence of cardiac myxoma and extensive comorbidities. In the literature, only few cases of biatrial myxoma can be found and they generally describe a single tumor reaching both atria. We found two independently growing cardiac myxomas of both atria.
متن کاملBiatrial myxoma floating like a butterfly
Rationale:Myxoma is the most common type of primary benign cardiac tumor in adults. The left atrium is the most frequent site of origin followed by the right atrium. Biatrial myxoma is extremely rare. Patient concerns: We present a case of a 60-year-old woman with biatrial myxoma, who presented with palpitations for one month. Diagnoses: Echocardiography revealed an irregular homogeneous mass i...
متن کاملAuthor's response to reviews Title: Giant biatrial myxoma nearly obstructing the orifice of the inferior vena cava Authors:
Cardiac myxomas are the most common type of benign cardiac tumors and most of them occur in the left atrium but the biatrial myxoma is uncommon. We present a rare case of giant biatrial myxoma nearly obstructing the orifice of the inferior vena cava. A 58-year old woman presented with exertional dyspnea and intermittent chest discomfort. The nonpedunculated tumor involved most of the interatria...
متن کاملBiatrial myxoma and atrial septal defect.
Myxomas are rarely associated with congenital cardiac anomalies. We report a case of a young female presenting with symptoms of atrial myxoma but having co-existing ASD visualized on 64 slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) prior to cardiac surgery. Patient had a successful resection of biatrial myxoma and ASD repair. This case is unique as the myxoma originated from the inferior margi...
متن کاملMulticentric Biatrial Myxoma in a Young Female Patient: Case Report
We report a case of multicentric, biatrial cardiac myxoma in a 29-year-old female who complained of exertional dyspnea, abdominal distension and peripheral edema. Any other associated skin lesions, breast mass or endocrine disorder presenting complex form were' not seen on her. Also, there was no contributory medical history, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. By using transthoracic echocardio...
متن کامل