Left atrial myxoma -Two cases report-

좌심방 점액종 -2예 보고-

Cardiac myxoma is most significant benign tumors constituting nearly 50% of all primary cardiac tumors. Its diagnosis is important because prognosis is excellent by surgical therapy and is usually fatal if unrecognized and untreated. Recently the development of diagnostic procedure and cardiac surgery increased the accuracy of diagnosis and the opportunity of successful treatment. Two cases of left atrial myxoma removed successfully were presented.