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Right ventricular myxoma originating from a papillary muscle: a case report
Author(s) -
Hajsadeghi Shokoufeh,
Pazoki Mahboubeh,
Moradians Vahan,
Iranpour Aida,
Jebeli Mohammad,
Babaheidarian Pegah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13373
Subject(s) - myxoma , papillary muscle , medicine , cardiology , papillary carcinoma , pathology , thyroid , thyroid carcinoma
Very few cases of ventricular myxoma originate from a papillary muscle. Patients with a cardiac myxoma and a history of colorectal carcinoma are also rare. Here, we present a case of an extremely large right ventricular myxoma that originated from the posteromedial papillary muscle in a patient with a history of colorectal carcinoma.

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