A case report of left atrial myxoma presenting with amnesia

Abstract Background Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and approximately 90% of them are benign. Myxoma is the most common type of these tumors occurring in the left atrium in 75–85% of cases. The tumor can cause the left atrio-ventricular valve obstruction and embolization phenomenon. Case presentation We reported a case of 54-year-old man with complaints of dyspenea and amnesia. In our patient, transthoracic echocardiography revealed a mass of 28*63 mm attached to the upper intra-atrial septum, which was prolapsing through the mitral valve into the left ventricle during diastole, being indicative of the left atrial myxoma. On examination, he was alert and conversant, and no pathological abnormality was observed in the examination of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, hepatic, renal and nervous systems. After myxoma diagnosis, the tumor was removed under cardiac surgery and discharged under good conditions. In the telephone follow-up after discharge, the patient recovered and did not report the disease and surgery complications. Conclusions Patients with cardiac myxoma are usually asymptomatic, but they may have manifestations related to the embolism phenomenon or intracardiac obstruction. Therefore, myxoma may represent an emergency. Surgery should be performed as soon as possible. If surgery is delayed, the patient may suffer from serious and irreversible complications, such as stroke and cardiac arrest.

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Left Atrial Myxoma Hypervascularized from the Right Coronary Artery: An Interesting Cath Lab Finding

Case Reports in Cardiology ◽

10.1155/2016/4865439 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marcos Danillo Peixoto Oliveira ◽

Adriano Ossuna Tamazato ◽

Fernando Roberto de Fazzio ◽

Luiz J. Kajita ◽

Expedito E. Ribeiro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery ◽

Right Coronary Artery ◽

Left Atrial ◽

Rare Case ◽

Vascular Supply ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

The Right ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Primary cardiac tumors are rare and approximately half of them are atrial myxomas. They rarely remain asymptomatic, especially if large. The imaging of a myxoma by contrast dye during coronary angiography is an infrequent sign, which clarifies the vascular supply of the tumor. We report herein an interesting and rare case of a left atrial myxoma hypervascularized from the right coronary artery.

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Left Atrial Myxoma with Mild Left Ventricular Dysfunction— A Case Report

Pulse ◽

10.3329/pulse.v10i1.38609 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 29-33

Author(s):

T Meher ◽

SMAZN Palash ◽

MK Hasan ◽

TMNS Khan ◽

NM Zahangir ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Left Atrial ◽

Ventricular Dysfunction ◽

Pulmonary Artery Hypertension ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Ventricular Failure ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Atrial Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumors accounting for about 50% of benign primary cardiac tumors, with the majority located in the left atrium. This is a case of large left atrial (LA) myxoma presented with features of mitral stenosis associated with moderate left ventricular failure (LVF) and mild pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) The patient improved markedly after tumor excision.Pulse Vol.10 January-December 2017 p.29-33

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Left Atrial Myxoma and Antiphospholipid Syndrome—A Case Report

International Journal of Angiology ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1740103 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mijo Meter ◽

Diana Meter ◽

Toni Ceprnja ◽

Dijana Perkovic

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Antiphospholipid Syndrome ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Left Atrial ◽

Imaging Modality ◽

Cardiac Myxoma ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Initial Imaging

AbstractCardiac myxoma (CM) is the most frequent type of primary cardiac neoplasm and is responsible for 58 to 80% of primary cardiac tumors. The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) occurs most commonly in the systemic lupus erythematosus but it can be also found in other conditions. The coexistence of CM and APS is rarely described in the literature. We report an unusual case of the left atrial myxoma and concomitant APS in a female patient who presented with right-sided hemiplegia. Although rare, we must think about the CM in patients with a newly diagnosed APS and left atrial mass. Nevertheless, we must make a distinction from other possible cardiac structures, especially atrial thrombus. Transthoracic echocardiography is the most frequently used initial imaging modality to detect CM. The aim of this case report was to emphasize that additional imaging modalities and multidisciplinary approach are mandatory in making a proper diagnosis and to choose a further treatment strategy.

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Atrial Myxoma with Glandular Differentiation – A Case Report

Surgical Case Reports ◽

10.31487/j.scr.2019.03.01 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Shaima A Alanqari ◽

Ahmed ElSayed Mahmoud ◽

Ashwaq F. Alfaqeer ◽

Fayaz aahmed

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Left Atrial ◽

Cardiac Myxoma ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Benign cardiac myxoma with glandular differentiation is an extremely rare subtype of cardiac tumors which can mimic myxosarcoma grossly and histologically. Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare and account for less than 0.2% of all tumors. They are benign in 75% of cases and almost 50% of these are myxomas. The differentiation between benign and malignant cardiac tumors is challenging by echocardiography or histologically. We report a case of primary left atrial benign cardiac myxoma mimicking myxosarcoma grossly and histologically by its glandular differentiation. Only 39 such cases reported in the literature.

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Recurrent atrial myxoma, right atriotomy, and sinus node dysfunction: A case of interdisciplinary care

The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles ◽

10.12746/swrccc.v6i25.484 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (25) ◽

pp. 42-46

Author(s):

Erwin Argueta ◽

Kelly Ratheal ◽

Sofia Prieto ◽

Ralph Paone ◽

Leigh Ann Jenkins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Sinus Node ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Sinus Node Dysfunction ◽

Definitive Treatment ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Interdisciplinary Care ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and atrial myxomas represent about half of the benigntumors encountered. When found, definitive treatment is surgical resection. Followingresection of these tumors, recurrence is possible, and these patients need regular follow-up.In the case of recurrence, repeat surgical intervention is feasible, but the potential for moredisruption in atrial anatomy has to be considered. This could contribute to cardiac arrhythmias,and anticipation of these events is necessary to optimize patient care. We present the caseof a woman with a recurrent left atrial myxoma who developed sinus node dysfunction afterresection and discuss her clinical management.

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Left Atrial Myxoma in Pregnancy: A Challenge in Diagnosis and Management

Indonesian Journal of Cardiology ◽

10.30701/ijc.v35i1.373 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 34-9

Author(s):

Rony Mario Candrasatria, ◽

Bambang Budi Siswanto ◽

Nani Hersunarti ◽

Rarsari Soerarso ◽

BRM Ario S. Kuncoro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Medical Literature ◽

Tumor Resection ◽

Age Groups ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Hemodynamic Changes ◽

Primary Tumors ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Primary tumors of the heart are rare where myxomas predominate as the most common type of primary cardiac tumors in all age groups. Even rarer, the incidence of myxomas during pregnancy is reported extremely low in the medical literature. The hemodynamic changes during pregnancy play an important role in influencing the clinical manifestation. The management is vary, depending on the week of gestation and risk assessment for both the mother and baby.We report a case of left atrial myxoma in 33-34 weeks of pregnancy. After judicious consideration, the patient was planned to have caesarian section at the full term pregnancy that will be followed one week after by tumor resection.

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Left Atrial Myxoma Presenting As a Stroke – An Unusual Case Scenario

PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH - 2 ◽

10.47799/pimr.0901.17 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 84-86

Author(s):

Pinninti Mounika ◽

sandhyika B ◽

Ravinder Reddy Kasturi ◽

Nikhil Mudgalkar ◽

Aashish Baviskar

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Tumor ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Cardiac Myxoma ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Case Scenario ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Female Predominance ◽

Benign Cardiac Tumor ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

The most common benign cardiac tumor is cardiac myxoma,accounting for around 50% of all primary cardiac tumors. Cardiac myxoma is an uncommon cause ofcardioembolic stroke.Overall,cardioembolic stroke accounts for approximately 30% of all ischemic stroke of which 0.5% of cardioembolic strokes are attributable to a cardiac myxoma.It has an annual incidence of around 0.5 cases per one million people with female predominance. Early diagnosis is necessary to prevent its devastating complications such as embolic stroke and sudden cardiac death.We present a relatively rare case of an acute stroke as a first and only manifestation of an atrial myxoma

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A Late Case of Ischemic Cerebral Event after Resection of a Left Atrial Myxoma

Case Reports in Neurology ◽

10.1159/000444388 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 97-101

Author(s):

Reginald Lafleur ◽

Justyna Watkowska ◽

Guoping Zhou ◽

Phenix Alcide ◽

Henock Saint-Jacques

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Tumor Resection ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Unique Case ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cerebral Event ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Atrial myxoma is one of the most common primary cardiac tumors reported in the literature. In very rare instances, stroke has been the sequelae after a myxomatous tumor resection. We report this unique case of late ischemic cerebral event in a 46-year-old female some days after resection of a left atrial myxoma.

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A Giant Left Atrial Myxoma

Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2014/819052 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Medhat F. Zaher ◽

Sharad Bajaj ◽

Mirette Habib ◽

Emile Doss ◽

Michael Habib ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Flow ◽

Bronchial Asthma ◽

Left Atrial ◽

Atrial Myxoma ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Mechanical Obstruction ◽

Left Atrial Myxoma ◽

Systemic Embolization ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. Patients with left atrial myxomas generally present with mechanical obstruction of blood flow, systemic embolization, and constitutional symptoms. We present a case of an unusually large left atrial myxoma discovered incidentally in a patient with longstanding dyspnea being managed as bronchial asthma.

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