Cardiac Myxoma Originating from the Anterior Mitral Leaflet

Michael Yu-Chih Chen; Ji-Hung Wang; Shen-Feng Chao; Yung-Hsiang Hsu; Da-Chung Wu; Cha-Po Lai

doi:10.1536/jhj.44.429

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Cardiac Myxoma Originating from the Anterior Mitral Leaflet

Michael Yu-Chih Chen, Ji-Hung Wang, Shen-Feng Chao, Yung-Hsiang Hsu, Da-Chung Wu, Cha-Po Lai

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Keywords: Cardiac tumor, Mitral valve, Transesophageal echocardiography

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2003 Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 429-434

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/jhj.44.429

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Abstract

Cardiac myxoma arising from the anterior mitral leaflet is extremely rare. A 47-year-old Taiwanese male was found to have a 5 × 4 × 3 cm myxoma originating from the atrial side of the anterior mitral leaflet using transesophageal echocardiography. The tumor was successfully treated by surgical excision. The resected tumor was a well-defined encapsulated mass with a broad-base stalk arising from the anterior mitral leaflet. To detect the early recurrence, a semiannual follow-up examination using transesophageal echocardiography is needed.

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