Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography  2003;11(2):114-118

Case of Left Atrium Myxoma with Inferior Vena Caval Thrombus and Pulmonary Embolism Complicated with Budd-Chiari Syndrome.

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

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Keywords

Myxoma; Pulmonary embolism; Budd-Chiari syndrome

Country

Republic 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.