Left Atrial Myxoma in a Child: A Challenging Diagnosis of a Rare Lesion

Steffan Sernich; Aman Chauhan; Dhiraj Singh; Hans Fuchs; Joseph Caspi

doi:10.1177/2150135112473124

Left Atrial Myxoma in a Child: A Challenging Diagnosis of a Rare Lesion

Steffan Sernich, Aman Chauhan, Dhiraj Singh, Hans Fuchs, Joseph Caspi

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Abstract

An eight-year-old child presented with congestive heart failure, blurred vision, and unexplained constitutional symptoms. An echocardiogram demonstrated a giant left atrial mass that obstructed the mitral valve inflow. After excision of the myxoma, the patient had an uneventful recovery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	220-222
Number of pages	3
Journal	World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135112473124
State	Published - Apr 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

cardiac tumor
myxoma
pediatric
surgery emergency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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