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01.11.2014 | e-Herz: Case study
Trepopnea in a patient with right ventricular myxoma
verfasst von:
M. Gul, MD, E. Sahan, F. Sen, S. Avci, O. Tufekcioglu
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Ausgabe 7/2014
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Excerpt
Primary tumors of the heart are extremely rare and usually benign, and have an autopsy frequency of 0.001–0.28 %. Myxoma is the most common type of these tumors, comprising 75–80 % of all primary tumors of the heart [
1]. Although they can originate from any chamber of the heart, they are more frequently located in the left atrium; they rarely arise from atypical sites such as the left or right ventricle. The clinical manifestation of myxoma may be variable and determined by the size, mobility, and location of tumor [
2]. However, myxomas may cause life-threatening symptoms thus necessitating emergency surgery [
3]. Herein, we present the diagnostic evaluation and surgical resection of right ventricular myxoma causing trepopnea. …