Open AccessRecurrent Atrial Myxoma: Case Report
Author(s) -
Yeusef Zurikat,
Ade Almomanie,
Mohammad Abutaleb,
Qais Alqusus,
Ammar Alomari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i12.020
Subject(s) - atrial myxoma , myxoma , medicine , left atrium , left atrial myxoma , resection , cardiology , cardiac tumors , atrium (architecture) , right atrial myxoma , right atrium , heart atrium , surgical resection , heart neoplasms , surgery , atrial fibrillation
An atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac mass, but is considered the commonest benign heart tumor, which commonly occurs in the left atrium. About the recurrence of atrial myxoma in the first 5 years post-surgical resection is rare (2-5 %).