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A case of left atrial myxoma presenting as interstitial pulmonary edema  

Kwon, Kyoung-Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Kim, Ko-Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Chun, Eun-Mi (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Ryu, Yeon-Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Lee, Jin-Wha (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Jang, Joong-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Sim, Sung-Shin (Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.79, no.2, 2010 , pp. 191-194 More about this Journal
Abstract
Primary neoplasm of the heart is rare. Benign tumors, the majority of which are myxomas, comprise up to 50% of cardiac neoplasms. Although cardiac myxoma is a source of emboli to the central nervous system and elsewhere in the vascular tree, its clinical signs and symptoms may be nonspecific. These nonspecific systemic symptoms and minor embolic phenomena may be overlooked in patients without a previous history of cardiac problems. Thus, we need to recognize the signs of myxoma and begin treatment immediately. We encountered a case of left atrial myxoma, presenting as pulmonary interstitial edema of unknown cause, in a 50-year-old female patient. Excision of a mass located on the left atrium was scheduled but she developed a cerebral embolism that led to her death.
Keywords
Pulmonary edema; Cardiac myxoma;
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