Key result
Surgical resection successfully resolves a rare ~7-cm right atrial myxoma prolapsing through the tricuspid valve.
Why the study?
Primary cardiac tumours are very uncommon, and giant right atrial myxomas are a rare clinical finding requiring surgical management.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the successful surgical management of a rare giant right atrial myxoma prolapsing through the tricuspid valve.
Documents successful resection of giant right atrial myxoma; extends sparse case literature but leaves optimal management open.
Cardiac tumours represent around 0.2% of tumours overall, and primary cardiac tumours are even more uncommon. We report the case of a 72-year-old female with a 7 cm × 4 cm right atrial mass which was prolapsing through the tricuspid valve. The mass was resected and histological analysis confirmed a myxoma. This report describes a rare finding of a giant right atrial mxyoma and subsequent surgical management.
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Choi et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Giant right atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Histological confirmation of myxoma after resection. Surgical resection of a 7 cm × 4 cm right atrial mass prolapsing through the tricuspid valve in a 72-year-old female confirmed the rare finding of a giant right atrial myxoma.
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