Case of Left Atrium Myxoma with Inferior Vena Caval Thrombus and Pulmonary Embolism Complicated with Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- Author:
Duk Won BANG
1
;
Jon SUH
;
Do Hoei KIM
;
Eui Ryong JUNG
;
Won Yong SIN
;
Young Keun ON
;
Min Soo HYUN
;
Sung Koo KIM
;
Young Joo KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. ksk@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myxoma;
Pulmonary embolism;
Budd-Chiari syndrome
- MeSH:
Aged;
Budd-Chiari Syndrome*;
Heart;
Heart Atria*;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart Ventricles;
Humans;
Liver Failure;
Myxoma*;
Pulmonary Embolism*;
Thrombosis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2003;11(2):114-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary tumors of the heart are rare, three-quarters of the tumors are benign, and nearly half of the benign heart tumors are myxomas. Cardiac myxoma usually originate in the left atrium about 75 percent, but, only 3 to 4 percent of myxoma are detected in the left ventricle. Cardiac myxoma is histologically benign, but may be lethal because of their position. We reported a case of 65-year-old man with left atrium myxoma associated with inferior vena caval thrombi and pulmonary embolism. After the operation of myxoma, the Budd-Chiari syndrome developed and the patient died due to hepatic failure.
