Myxoma with rich blood supply in the left atrium

Echocardiography. 2024 Feb;41(2):e15763. doi: 10.1111/echo.15763.

Abstract

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary benign cardiac tumors, mostly found in the left atrium. It was previously reported that the main component of myxoma was myxoid stroma riched in acid-mucopolysaccharide, the blood vessels in which were sparsely distributed, being characterized as hypovascular tumor by contrast echocardiography (CE) and computed tomography angiography (CTA). There are few reports of myxoma with rich blood supply and we report one in the left atrium.

Keywords: cardiac tumor; contrast echocardiography; high enhancement; myxoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Myxoma* / diagnostic imaging