RIGHT-VENTRICULAR MYXOMA PRESENTING AS RIGHT-VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW-TRACT OBSTRUCTION - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Myxoma of the right ventricle is of very rare occurrence. An adult mal e patient presented with Class III dyspnoea and occasional haemoptysis and clinically was suspected to have pulmonary stenosis. Magnetic res onance imaging study revealed presence of myxoma arising from the righ t-ventricular free wall and prolapsing into the pulmonary artery but n ot involving the pulmonary valve. The myxoma was excised via right ven triculotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient had an uneventfu l recovery. The relevant literature is reviewed.