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Right ventricular myxomas account for < 5% of cardiac myxomas and are often asymptomatic and easily overlooked.
Complete surgical resection of a giant right ventricular myxoma in an asymptomatic adolescent resulted in favorable short-term outcomes, highlighting the value of multimodal imaging.
Multimodal imaging enables diagnosis of rare RV myxomas; leaves open utility of routine adolescent screening and long-term surveillance.
Right ventricular (RV) myxomas account for < 5% of cardiac myxomas and are often asymptomatic, easily overlooked. We report a 13-year-old female with a giant RV myxoma (70 × 35 × 49 mm) extending to the main pulmonary trunk, detected via routine adolescent health screening. Multimodal imaging (TTE, CT, MRI) facilitated diagnosis, and complete surgical resection was performed. Postoperative histopathology confirmed the diagnosis, with favorable short-term outcomes. This case highlights that proactive TTE-based screening, multimodal imaging evaluation, and early surgical intervention are crucial for improving the prognosis of patients with right ventricular myxoma. This case highlights that proactive TTE-based screening, multimodal imaging evaluation, and early surgical intervention are crucial for improving the prognosis of patients with right ventricular myxoma.
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