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Cardiac myxoma: single tertiary centre experience

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 56 (2022): Issue 4 (December 2022)
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|Oct 2022

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Distribution of patients diagnosed per year.
Distribution of patients diagnosed per year.

Figure 2

Transthoracic echocardiography, apical 4-chamber view. Cardiac mass in left atrium is attached to the interatrial septum in the region of the fossa ovalis (arrow). Histopathological characterization confirmed cardiac myxoma. LA = left atrium , LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle
Transthoracic echocardiography, apical 4-chamber view. Cardiac mass in left atrium is attached to the interatrial septum in the region of the fossa ovalis (arrow). Histopathological characterization confirmed cardiac myxoma. LA = left atrium , LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle

Figure 3

Cardiac magnetic resonance, late gadolinium enhancement, 4-chamber view. Asterix – Large mass occupying the entire left atrium with heterogeneous pattern of enhancement, consistent with cardiac myxoma. LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle
Cardiac magnetic resonance, late gadolinium enhancement, 4-chamber view. Asterix – Large mass occupying the entire left atrium with heterogeneous pattern of enhancement, consistent with cardiac myxoma. LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle

Figure 4

Abundant myxoid stroma with clusters of myxoma cells forming cords and ring structures (HE 100x).
Abundant myxoid stroma with clusters of myxoma cells forming cords and ring structures (HE 100x).

Figure 5

(A) Intraoperative view of myxoma protruding through fossa ovalis with its smaller part in the right atrium (arrow) and larger part in left atrium (asterisk). (B) The left atrial part of the myxoma.
(A) Intraoperative view of myxoma protruding through fossa ovalis with its smaller part in the right atrium (arrow) and larger part in left atrium (asterisk). (B) The left atrial part of the myxoma.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

Characteristicn (%)
Sex
Female25 (64)
Rhythm
Sinus rhythm37 (95)
Clinical presentation*
Dyspnea12 (31)
Chest pain6 (15)
Embolism7 (18)
- Cerebrovascular6
- Coronary artery1
Palpitations1 (3)
Constitutional signs2 (5)
Asymptomatic11 (28)

Surgical results and follow-up

Characteristicn (%)
Location
- Left atrium33 (85)
- Right atrium6 (15)
Post-operative complications7 (18)
- Arrhythmia*6 (86)
- Pleural effusion*1
- Surgical site infection1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2022-0041 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 535 - 540
Submitted on: Jun 24, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 12, 2022
Published on: Oct 20, 2022
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
cardiac myxoma,
cardiac tumours,
echocardiography
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

© 2022 Polona Kacar, Nejc Pavsic, Mojca Bervar, Zvezdana Dolenc Strazar, Vesna Zadnik, Matija Jelenc, Katja Prokselj, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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