Cardiac myxomas demonstrated an average calculated growth rate of 0.49 cm/month, suggesting that their growth may be faster than usually thought.
Case Report (n=1)
Estimación del efecto: 0.49 cm/month
The finding of a cardiac myxoma usually implies immediate consequent surgical excision to prevent embolic events. Reports with documented growth rate are therefore very rare, and the actual growth rate remains a controversial issue. We report the growth of a left atrial myxoma in an asymptomatic 65-year-old patient with several years of follow up for aortic valve disease. A MEDLINE search with the terms "cardiac myxoma and tumor growth" was performed. The calculated growth rate showed an average growth rate of 0.49 cm/month. These reports suggest that the growth rate of myxomas may be faster than is usually thought.
Walpot et al. (Wed,) conducted a case report in Cardiac myxoma (n=1). Cardiac myxoma was evaluated on Tumor growth rate (0.49 cm/month). Cardiac myxomas demonstrated an average calculated growth rate of 0.49 cm/month, suggesting that their growth may be faster than usually thought.