RIGHT VENTRICULAR MYXOMA IN AN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENT

Authors

  • Hagen Kahlbau Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Rita Carvalho Department of Clinical Pathology – Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Valdemar Marques Gomes Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Jorge Pinheiro Santos Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal
  • José Fragata Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.15

Keywords:

Cardiac tumor, Myxoma

Abstract

Myxomas are the most common cardiac tumors; however right ventricular myxomas are very rare. We present the case of an asymptomatic 74 year old female with a right ventricular myxoma originating from the interventricular septum diagnosed during a routine echocardiographic examination. Initially the patient refused surgery due to being asymptomatic, but agreed to be operated two months later. Surgical removal was uneventful, as was the postoperative course. Histopathological analysis confirmed the suspected diagnosis of cardiac myxoma.

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Published

08-04-2021

How to Cite

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Kahlbau H, Carvalho R, Marques Gomes V, Pinheiro Santos J, Fragata J. RIGHT VENTRICULAR MYXOMA IN AN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENT. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 8 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];28(1):53-5. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/15

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