Key result
Surgical excision of neonatal myxomas, which present differently than in adults and are more common in males and on the right side of the heart, results in favorable outcomes.
Why the study?
Myxomas are rare tumors in neonates that tend to present differently than in adults.
Case Report (n=18)
Neonatal myxomas present differently than in adults (more common in males and right-sided) but generally have favorable outcomes after surgical excision, refuting earlier claims of poor outcomes.
Alerts to atypical neonatal myxoma features; extends sparse case literature but leaves open evidence-based management.
Myxomas are rare tumors in neonates and tend to have a different presentation compared to adults. We present an infant with a left atrial myxoma presenting with episodic tachycardia who underwent successful surgical excision. In addition, we performed a review of the literature, identifying 17 cases of neonatal myxomas. Unlike adults, neonatal myxomas are more common in males and occur more often on the right side of the heart. Constitutional symptoms such as fever or embolism are rare among neonates. Most patients have favorable outcomes following surgical excision, refuting earlier claims that neonatal myxomas are associated with poor outcomes.
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Pasternack et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Neonatal myxomas (n=18). Surgical excision was evaluated on Clinical outcomes. Surgical excision of neonatal myxomas, which present differently than in adults and are more common in males and on the right side of the heart, results in favorable outcomes.
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