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Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Myxoma in a 12-Year-Old Male

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Cardiac myxoma is the most common cardiac tumor in patients of all ages; the majority are encountered as single left atrial tumors. Left ventricular myxomas are exceedingly rare, having been recorded in a small number of case reports involving children worldwide. We report a case of a left ventricular myxoma with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a previously healthy, asymptomatic adolescent black male. Transthoracic echocardiograms revealed a single, large (2.5 × 5-cm), lobulated, mobile mass within the left ventricular cavity that oscillated into the outflow tract, thereby causing moderate obstruction during systole. Advanced images delineated the location and tissue composition of the mass, characterizing it as a myxoma. Complete surgical excision of the mass was accomplished via aortotomy. Gross examination and histology confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma.

Source: Texas Heart Institute Journal

DOI: 10.14503/thij-15-5318

Authors: Meghan Chlebowski, James O'Brien, Casey Hertzenberg, Jonathan Wagner

Institutions: Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Kansas, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Missouri–Kansas City

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2416811007

FWCI: 0.275

Cites: 5

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10