The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine  2000;15(3):236-239

Multicentric Biatrial Myxoma in a Young Female Patient.

Sang Jeong YOON 1 ; Soon Chang PARK ; Yun Pyo YOU ; Bum Yong KIM ; Myong Kon KIM ; Kyung Tae JEONG ; Jae Won LEE

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Keywords

Myxoma; Echocardiography

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

We report a case of multicentric, biatrial cardiac myxoma in a 29-year-old female who complained of exertional dyspnea, abdominal distension and peripheral edema. Any other associated skin lesions, breast mass or endocrine disorder presenting complex form were not seen on her. Also, there was no contributory medical history, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. By using transthoracic echocardiography, we identified a biatrial myxoma attached to the interatrial septum. During surgical excision, we found a large right atrial myxoma with extension through the fossa ovalis into the left atrium and small myxoma attached to the right atrial free wall. After successful resection of interatrial septum and free wall, atrial septal defect was created during the resection and safely repaired by bovine pericardial patch.