Left atrial myxoma presenting with acute pulmonary edema and syncope in a middle-aged black African woman: a case report.

Autor: Uchime KE; Department of Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria., Olanipekun OA; Department of Internal Medicine, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria., Ogidan ON; Department of Radiology, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria., Oguntola SO; Department of Internal Medicine, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria., Ezekpo OO; Department of Internal Medicine, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria., Olatunde OAO; Department of Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria., Akinmade A; Department of Surgery, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital (ABUADTH), Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2023 Sep 21; Vol. 46, pp. 31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 21 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2023.46.31.41414
Abstrakt: Cardiac myxoma is a very rare benign cardiac neoplasm. Its annual incidence globally is between 0.5 to 1 case per one million individuals. It has a 0.03% prevalence rate in the general population. It commonly occurs in the left atrium, but can also be located in the other heart chambers. Its clinical presentations are variable, non-specific, and can mimic various cardiovascular and systemic diseases, posing a diagnostic dilemma. Thus, a high index of suspicion with appropriate use of radiologic and laboratory diagnostic tools is essential for its accurate diagnosis and management. The diagnosis and management of a rare case of left atrial myxoma in a middle-aged African woman who presented with heart failure-like symptoms, features of acute pulmonary edema, and syncope is presented in this literature. The diagnosis was suspected following echocardiography. The tumor was surgically excised, and the diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically. The patient´s post-operative condition has been excellent.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(Copyright: Kasiemobi Eberechukwu Uchime et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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