Unusually located left ventricular outflow myxoma: a brief review of the literature

Unusually located left ventricular outflow myxoma: a brief review of the literature

Among all myxomas, left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) myxomas are very rare. This article reports an LVOT myxoma in a 67-year-old woman presenting with palpitations and weight loss. Surgical excision of the LVOT myxoma was performed.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2013-06, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013009610
Hauptverfasser: Cetin, Mustafa, Cakici, Musa, Ercisli, Murat, Polat, Mustafa
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Embolisms
Female
Heart
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Laboratories
Literature reviews
Metastasis
Middle East
Myxoma - diagnosis
Myxoma - surgery
Rare Disease
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction - diagnosis
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction - surgery
White
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Zusammenfassung:Among all myxomas, left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) myxomas are very rare. This article reports an LVOT myxoma in a 67-year-old woman presenting with palpitations and weight loss. Surgical excision of the LVOT myxoma was performed.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-009610