Key result
Surgical excision of a large left atrial myxoma achieves complete tumor removal and symptom resolution.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that a large left atrial myxoma can remain asymptomatic for a long period and be effectively diagnosed using 2D echocardiography.
Successful excision yields symptom resolution in large left atrial myxoma; leaves open screening and natural history questions.
BACKGROUNDAtrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumours.More than 90% of cases are solitary.A large myxoma occupying in the left atrium producing features of mitral stenosis and regurgitation was demonstrated by 2D echocardiographic images in this case.It remained asymptomatic for a long period with survival up to 60 years in an elderly man.
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Pattnaik et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision under cardiopulmonary bypass was evaluated on Surgical recovery and symptom resolution. Surgical excision of a large left atrial myxoma in a 60-year-old man resulted in complete removal of the tumor and an uneventful recovery with resolution of symptoms.
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