Left atrial approach to big myxoma with angiographically visible neovascularity. Report of one case

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1999 Jun;40(3):391-3.

Abstract

In this article, we report a 65-year-old man with a large atrial myxoma arising from the posterior wall and from the base of the right inferior pulmonary vein. The big neoplastic mass showed a large implant site. A rare atrial myxoma neovascularity arising from the atrial circumflex artery was very clearly visualized by selective coronary arteriography. The surgical approach used to resect this tumor was an isolated left atriotomy that provided excellent exposure and safe excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myxoma / blood supply
  • Myxoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Myxoma / surgery*