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| Karel T.S. Valenta1, Sabrina S. Sam1, Ethan A. Burns1, Nan Ni2 | ||||||
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1MS3, MS4 Trinity School of Medicine, Kingstown, SVG.
2MD, PhD, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. | ||||||
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| Valenta KTS, Sam SS, Burns EA, Ni N. The 33 months progression of an atrial myxoma. Int J Case Rep Images 2016;7(9):596–598. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Atrial myxomas are the most common benign primary cardiac tumor. Left atrial myxomas are often associated with symptoms of mitral valve obstruction and embolization as well as constitutional symptoms. Symptoms commonly occur once the tumor has grown greater than five centimeters in diameter.
Case Report: A 63-year-old female presented with a mass found on transesophageal echocardiogram. The mass measured 1.8x1.4 cm and was characteristic of an atrial myxoma. The tumor was subsequently followed for 33 months before resection. Conclusion: Current recommendations are immediate surgical resection of cardiac myxoma, regardless of size, due to the risk of embolic events. This case is unique as it allows us to obtain a tumor growth rate. We believe it is important to further investigate atrial myxoma growth rates to determine at which size embolic events become imminent. With greater understanding, medical management may play a larger role in high surgical risk patients. | |
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Keywords:
Atrial myxoma, Cardiac tumor, Growth rates of atrial myxoma
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Author Contributions
Karel T. S. Valenta – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Sabrina Sam – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ethan Burns – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Nan Ni – Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2016 Karel T. S. Valenta et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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