Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2015

Repeated Recurrence of a Left Atrial Myxoma: a Case Report

Georgi Manchev, Boyan Markov, Stefan Petrov, Vassil Gegouskov

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Cardiac myxomas are benign tumors of the heart that commonly occur in the left atrium. Myxomas can be either sporadic or as part of a familial syndrome. Surgical extirpation of myxomas is usually curative and recurrences are rare. Exceptions are noted with familial tumors. We present a case of a woman with a second recurrence of a left atrial myxoma. Her tumor was removed completely and histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma. Repeated recurrence suggests an invasive and aggressive nature of at least some myxomas. That is why all myxomas should be completely resected with a cuff of underlying endocardium or atrial septum.

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Georgi Manchev Repeated Recurrence of a Left Atrial Myxoma: a Case Report International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 2 February 2015

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