Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Myxoma

Cureus. 2023 May 17;15(5):e39148. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39148. eCollection 2023 May.

Abstract

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac neoplasm. It is a benign tumor that typically arises in the left atrium, specifically from the interatrial septum adjacent to the fossa ovalis. We present a case of a 71-year-old male presenting with hematuria that was incidentally found to have a left atrial myxoma on a CT urogram. Follow-up CT and MRI of the heart demonstrated findings compatible with myxoma. Cardiothoracic surgery was consulted, and the patient underwent resection of the left atrial mass, which was confirmed to be a myxoma on pathology.

Keywords: cardiac myxoma; cardiac neoplasm; cardiac tumor; cardiology cardiac ct and mri; mri cardiac.

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  • Case Reports