Left Atrial Myxoma: Presentation with Acute Aortic Occlusion and ‘Resolution’ of the Primary Tumor
| Autor: | G Van der Mieren, J. Duchateau, Paul Herijgers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Aortic Diseases Embolectomy Aorta Thoracic Arterial Occlusive Diseases Diagnosis Differential Heart Neoplasms Embolus medicine.artery Occlusion medicine Humans Heart Atria cardiovascular diseases Embolization Aorta business.industry Myxoma General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Primary tumor Surgery cardiovascular system Radiology Left Atrial Myxoma business Echocardiography Transesophageal |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0001-5458 |
| Popis: | We report a case of an acute infrarenal aortic occlusion caused by embolization of a left atrial myxoma. The aortoiliac embolus was removed by an emergency embolectomy with a Fogarty catheter. Patient refused initially the resection of the small remaining part of his cardiac tumor. Two months later, he agreed and a surgical resection was performed. Peroperatively and histopathologically, no residual tumor could be detected. This is the first report of embolization of a left atrial myxoma with subsequent asymptomatic complete embolization or regression. |
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