Massive right atrial myxoma: An unusual presentation in an elderly patient

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• 作者：Rocco Romeo^a ; ^{romeorocco@hotmail.com} ; Carmelo Maugeri^a ; Antonella Ragusa^a ; Anna Romeo^b ; Domenico Maugeri^b ; Rosaria Sorace^b
• 关键词：Right atrial myxoma ; Heart tumors ; Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) ; Heart failure in elderly
• 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：23_01674943
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：July-August, 2012
• 卷：55
• 期：1
• 页码：143-144
• 文件大小：277 K

摘要

Primary heart tumors are rare with an estimated incidence ranging 0.0017-0.19%. Myxoma is the most prevalent primary heart tumor. The right atrium is an unusual location, occurring only in the 15-20%of myxoma cases. We describe the case of a massive right atrial myxoma causing right ventricular inflow and tricuspid valve obstruction. The tumor was detected by echocardiography and confirmed by abdomen-thoracic tomography. It was resected along with a section of tricuspid septal leaflet, followed by primary repair. In 2-year follow-up the patient is asymptomatic.