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Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound 1/2009

Open Access 01-12-2009 | Case report

Atypical atrial myxomas in two asymptomatic patients: a case report

Authors: Nicholas A Charokopos, Efthymia Rouska, Christodoulos Pliakos, Efstathios D Pagourelias, Panagiotis Artemiou, Christoforos Foroulis, Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Background

Atypical cardiac myxomas are a rare occurrence and may present with a variety of clinical manifestations depending on the morphology and location.

Case presentation

Two cases of cardiac myxomas atypically located in asymptomatic patients, diagnosed by transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, are presented. In the first case a myxoma is located under the anterior mitral valve leaflet and in the second case a myxoma is located in the right atrium.

Conclusion

We emphasize the leading role of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of intracavitary cardiac tumours.
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Metadata
Title
Atypical atrial myxomas in two asymptomatic patients: a case report
Authors
Nicholas A Charokopos
Efthymia Rouska
Christodoulos Pliakos
Efstathios D Pagourelias
Panagiotis Artemiou
Christoforos Foroulis
Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-7-45

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