Abstract

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary benign cardiac tumor in adults and right atrial myxoma is a rare observation. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea and diagnosed with a right atrial myxoma. Urgent operation through a right mini thoracotomy was done and myxoma was completely excised. Traditionally, median sternotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass is used for excision of cardiac myxoma. Excision through a mini thoracotomy for patients with right atrial myxoma appear to be safe, feasible and efficacious.

Details

Title
Excision of large right atrial myxoma through a right mini thoracotomy
Author
Henmi, Soichiro 1 ; Salica, Andrea 1 ; Scaffa, Raffaele 1 ; Salvatore D’Aleo 1 ; Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf 1 ; De Paulis, Ruggero 1 

 Cardiac Surgery Department , European Hospital, Rome, Italy 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
May 2022
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170746870
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