Key result
Surgical excision of a rare LV myxoma achieves successful tumor removal and clinical recovery.
Why the study?
Left ventricular myxoma is a rare condition with limited experience worldwide, making advancement in its management difficult.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report highlights the surgical management of a rare left ventricular myxoma.
Supports surgical excision for rare LV myxoma; leaves open optimal surveillance and recurrence risk assessment.
Male, 22 years old, hospitalized in a reference hospital, was diagnosed with a left ventricular myxoma, and underwent into surgical removal of the tumor.The left ventricular myxoma is a rare condition where very few hospitals in the world have experienced in its resolution, making the advancement on its management studies difficult.This article's goal is to promote an update about this subject.
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Luiz et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Left ventricular myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Clinical recovery and tumor removal. Surgical excision of a rare left ventricular myxoma in a 22-year-old male resulted in successful tumor removal and clinical recovery, with the patient discharged well after one month.
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