Giant Cardiac Myxoma: Report of 3 Cases

Authors

  • Apirak Chetpaophan Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 901 10, Thailand
  • Chareonkiat Rergkliang Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 901 10, Thailand
  • Vorawit Chittitavorn Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 901 10, Thailand
  • Prasert Vasinanukorn Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 901 10, Thailand

Abstract

Background: Primary cardiac tumors are rare and atrial myxoma is the most common cardiac tumor. With the advent of cardiopulmonary bypass surgical removal of the tumor becomes possible, particularly of the intracardiac tumor. This artical reported the satisfactory outcome in surgical management by biatrial approach technique in 3 cases of giant left atrial myxoma that presented with clinical manifestation of congestive heart failure.

Materials and Methods: Retrospective data collection was carried out from medical records of all patients diagnosed with cardiac myxoma, who were admitted to Songkhlanakarind hospital, between August 2002 and July 2003. Surgical resection was performed as soon as possible by the biatrial approach technique.

Results: Three patients (2 Males, 1 Female), aged 42 to 50 years (mean, 44.6 years) presented with clinical manifestation of congestive heart failure were diagnosed by Echocardiography to have myxoma. All were in the left atrium (100%). The biatrial surgical approach was performed since it allowed total resection of the atrial myxoma along with its pedicle. There had been no postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Conclusion: Early surgical removal of cardiac myxoma should be performed as soon as possibility to prevent embolic complications. Our recent experience in 3 such cases with the biatrial approach, in allowing total resection of the myxoma, had low morbidity and mortality.

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2003-12-29

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Chetpaophan A, Rergkliang C, Chittitavorn V, Vasinanukorn P. Giant Cardiac Myxoma: Report of 3 Cases. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2003 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];24(4):101-4. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/242903

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Vol. 24 No. 4 (2003): October - December

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