Surgical excision of a rare biatrial myxoma complicated by pulmonary and cerebral embolism in a 17-year-old girl led to successful recovery and discharge 9 days post-procedure.
Case Report (n=1)
Biatrial myxoma is a rare, surgically correctable cause of simultaneous stroke and acute pulmonary embolism in young patients, requiring prompt multimodality imaging and surgical excision.
Cardiac myxoma is a common benign primary intracardiac tumor in the general population, and it is generally characterized as a benign tumor, and the morbidity of biatrial myxoma is low. Cases of biatrial myxoma in young patients are extremely rare. Furthermore, severe complications of cardiac myxoma, such as cerebral embolism, can have fatal consequences. Imaging can effectively assist in making a correct diagnosis and a safe and efficient surgical treatment plan. In this case report, we describe a unique case of a young woman who presented with biatrial myxoma accompanied by pulmonary embolism and cerebral embolism. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) detected multiple filling defects in the bilateral cardiac and bilateral inferior pulmonary artery basal branches. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed irregular isoechoic masses in the bilateral atrium. Postoperative histopathology confirmed a biatrial myxoma. The patient was discharged on the ninth day after surgery.
Ran et al. (Wed,) conducted a case report in Biatrial myxoma with pulmonary embolism and cerebral embolism (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Clinical recovery. Surgical excision of a rare biatrial myxoma complicated by pulmonary and cerebral embolism in a 17-year-old girl led to successful recovery and discharge 9 days post-procedure.