Complete surgical removal of a recurrent left ventricular myxoma through a transverse aortotomy resulted in an uneventful recovery with no tumor recurrence at 6-month follow-up.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case demonstrates that complete removal of a recurrent left ventricular myxoma via aortotomy can be performed safely with uneventful recovery.
Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart. They are most commonly found in the left atrium, followed by a right atrium and rarely in the left ventricle. Herein, we report a rare case of left ventricular myxoma in a patient who had twice undergone removal of left atrial myxoma. Complete removal of the tumor through aortotomy, without causing fragmentation led to the uneventful recovery of the patient.
Mahavar et al. (Fri,) conducted a case report in Recurrent Cardiac Myxoma (n=1). Surgical resection via transverse aortotomy was evaluated on Tumor recurrence. Complete surgical removal of a recurrent left ventricular myxoma through a transverse aortotomy resulted in an uneventful recovery with no tumor recurrence at 6-month follow-up.