Atypical cardiac myxomas

Echocardiography. 2004 Jan;21(1):43-7. doi: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.02124.x.

Abstract

Atypical cardiac myxomas are a rare occurrence and may present with a variety of clinical manifestations depending on the morphology and location. We present three cases of myxomas located atypically on the left atrial appendage ridge, chordae of the mitral valve, and right atrium. Echocardiography plays a prominent role in the diagnosis and follow-up of these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / pathology
  • Myxoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Myxoma / pathology