Key result
Surgical excision of an incidental mitral valve myxoma was performed to prevent debilitating complications, adding to the 55 previously reported cases in adults.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of a mitral valve myxoma, which was excised to prevent embolic complications or syncope.
Rare mitral valve myxomas merit inclusion in embolic differentials; leaves open standardized management and outcomes data.
Myxomas are the most common benign cardiac neoplasms in adults. The vast majority of cardiac myxomas arise from the left atrium near the fossa ovalis of the intra-atrial septum. There have been reports of myxomas arising from the ventricles accounting for about 5% of cases. In our literature review, we have found 55 reported cases of myxomas originating from the mitral valve reported in the adult population dating back to 1871. The majority of these cases presented with embolic complications or syncope. We present an incidental mitral valve myxoma which we excised in efforts to prevent debilitating complications.
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Mando et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Mitral valve myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated. Surgical excision of an incidental mitral valve myxoma was performed to prevent debilitating complications, adding to the 55 previously reported cases in adults.
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