Atypical location of extracardiac myxoma: a case report
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.76-78, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.29333/ejgm/81891
- Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.76-78
- Anahtar Kelimeler: sudden death, myxoma, extracardiac myxoma, autopsy
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Cardiac myxomas are mostly arising from interatrial septum, particularly from fossa ovalis, back and front atrial wall and appendix. However, 10% of myxomas arise from atypical locations. This report presents a rare case of atypical location of extracardiac myxoma in a case of sudden death.