Abstract
Primary cardiac tumours are discovered in about 1 in 2000 necropsies. Cardiac myxomas make up half of all benign intracardiac tumours. Seventy five per cent are located in the left atrium. The first left atrial myxoma arising from the left atrium of a transplanted heart is reported.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / surgery
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Heart Atria
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Heart Failure / surgery
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Heart Neoplasms / pathology
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Heart Neoplasms / surgery
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Heart Transplantation*
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
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Male
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Myxoma / pathology
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Myxoma / surgery
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Myxoma / ultrastructure*
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Second-Look Surgery
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Ultrasonography