Atypical location of extracardiac myxoma: a case report

Pehlivan S., AKÇAN R., Yildirim M. S., Gokmen A., Yondem M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.76-78, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • 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.