| Title | [A giant left atrial myxoma with severe mitral valve regurgitation: report of a case] |
| Author(s) | Kamada T, Shiikawa A, Ohkado A, Murata A |
| Institution | Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sendai Cardiovascular Center, Sendai, Japan. |
| Source | Kyobu Geka 2003 Feb; 56(2):152-4. |
| MeSH | Aged
English Abstract
Female
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Mitral Valve
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Myxoma
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
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| Abstract | A 76-year-old female underwent operation with a diagnosis of a left atrial myxoma with accompanied mitral regurgitation. Although no clinical findings of mitral regurgitation were noticed preoperatively, degenerative changes to the anterior leaflet as well as chordae tendinae possibly due to mechanical damage by the movement of the giant tumor through the mitral valve complex were observed in operation. Resection of the tumor and mitral valve replacement were successfully performed. Our case suggests that it is indispensable to investigate the mitral valve during operation even in case of the left atrial tumor with no preoperative findings of mitral regurgitation. |
| Language | jpn |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 12635327 |
