Background Primary cardiac masses are rare and usually benign. Myxomas are usually seen in adults, accounting for 25%-40% of all cardiac tumors from birth to adolescence. The majority of myxomas (75%) are located in the left atrium. Right ventricular myxomas are very rare, only found in 2%-4% of cases. The most important distinguishing feature of a myxoma is the characteristic narrow stalk and ...

BACKGROUND Atypical cardiac myxomas are a rare occurrence and may present with a variety of clinical manifestations depending on the morphology and location. CASE PRESENTATION Two cases of cardiac myxomas atypically located in asymptomatic patients, diagnosed by transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, are presented. In the first case a myxoma is located under the anterior mitral ...

BACKGROUND Right atrial myxoma accounts for 15-20% of cardiac myxomas and syncope is a very rare manifestation. We present the case of an 89-year-old man with right atrial myxoma and syncope, and discuss the role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of myxomas. CASE REPORT An 89-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease stage 4...

Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon, and papillary fibroelastoma is considered relatively rare compared to myxoma and lipoma in the primary cardiac tumors. We experienced three cases of fibroelastoma. The patients' age was 28-75 years, and one patient was female. Two patients were presented with cerebral infarction and cardiac ischemia although, the other patient had no symptoms. Echocardiograp...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cardiac myxoma is a major primary heart tumor which often causes unexpected symptoms or sudden death. This present study was designed to investigate its clinical pathological features and biological behavior. METHODS A retrospective analysis of the clinical pathologic and immunohistochemical features of 66 cases with cardiac myxoma was conducted. RESULTS In 66 patient...

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...

Left atrial myxomas are the most common type of benign primary cardiac tumor. Patients can present with generalized symptoms, such as fatigue, symptoms from obstruction of the myxoma, or even embolization of the myxoma causing distal thrombosis. We describe a case with several-month duration of syncopal episodes that occurred after coughing and with exertion. Computed tomography of the chest sh...

Cardiac myxomas are rare benign tumors in childhood. They most commonly occur left atrium. Irregular surface of atrial is associated with a high risk embolic events. The majority cardiac myxoma patients diagnosed symptoms. In the literature, there limited number case reports on neurological symptoms childhood which after detailed examination. We present 16-year-old female patient who presented ...