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The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Left Atrial Myxoma Presenting with Unusual Cystic Form

  • Park, Kwon Jae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Woo, Jong Soo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jong Yoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.02.05
  • Accepted : 2013.04.08
  • Published : 2013.10.05
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Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary benign tumors of uncertain etiology. They usually present as polypoid or oval-shaped masses projecting into a heart chamber from the interatrial septum and have a soft, gelatinous consistency without a cystic structure. We report a case of left atrial myxoma with a single cystic form.

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