Open AccessUnusual Aspects of Atrial Myxoma
Author(s) -
Fred A. Crawford,
John H. Selby,
David Watson,
James A. Joransen
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197808000-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial myxoma , heart atrium , cardiology , myxoma
Cardiac myxomas are infrequently encountered lesions. Certain aspects of these tumors are unusual and include right atrial location, calcification, valve destruction, hematologic abnormalities, occurrence in children, and familial occurrence. A 12-year-old girl manifesting all of these unusual aspects of myxoma is described and each of the unusual aspects is discussed.