MITRAL-VALVE MYXOMA

Authors
MURPHY DP GLAZIER DB KRAUSE TJ
Citation
Dp. Murphy et al., MITRAL-VALVE MYXOMA, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64(4), 1997, pp. 1169-1170
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1169 - 1170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)64:4<1169:MM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Cardiac myxomas arising from the mitral valve are extremely rare. We d escribe the case of an asymptomatic 49-year-old woman who was found to have a 3.6 x 4.0-cm myxoma originating from the atrial side of the an terior initral leaflet. The lesion was successfully treated by surgica l excision and mitral valve replacement. A review of the literature re garding this rare lesion is presented. (C) 1997 by The Society of Thor acic Surgeons.