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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
[Atrial myxomas: histopathologic variants]
Abstract:
Atrial myxomas are rare, usually benign, intracardiac tumors composed of mucopolysaccharides. Almost all myxomas are found attached to the endocardium in the atria with vast majority being on the left side and can be removed by surgical resection. Two rare cases of myxomas ablated from the left atrial cavity are presented. Surgical correction, is curative with a low operative mortality and an excellent long term prognosis. Tumor morphology and histological appearance are presented. Effect of age on left atria morphology was observed.
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