GIANT RIGHT ATRIAL MYXOMA – CASE REPORT
Abstract:
Cardiac Myxomas account for the majority of primary cardiac tumors. They constitute benign masses which, in 75% of the cases, are located in the left atrium, the remainder in the right atrium and rarely in the ventricles. We present a case of a 70-year-old male patient admitted to the Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation of Targu Mures, Romania, with dyspnea and atrial fibrillation (AF). He underwent excision of the giant ovoid tumor through median sternotomy and right atriotomy. The postoperative evolution was favourable despite the permanent AF. This case was of particular interest due to the dimensions of the tumor (12 x 7cm), the unusual insertion site and the severe right atrial dilation caused by the tumor itself, promptly treated through surgical intervention
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