Removal of sixty-three primary cardiac tumors—experience in a govt, hospital over last 16 yrs

Abstract

Case report: A 25 year old male underwvent emergency excision of a left atrial (LA) mass with an echocardiographic diagnosis of LA myxoma with left ventricular inflow obstruction. Mass was broad based, attached to LA roof and was excised totally through right atrial approach. Histopathological examination revealed myxosarcoma. He had an uneventful recovery and was discharged on the 6th postoperative day. He received adjuvant chemotherapy at the Regional Cancer Centre. Patient is on follow up and is free from recurrence till the 8th month.Conclusions: Myxosarcoma is an extremely rare tumour. Complete resection of the tumour and adjuvant chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. Clinical experience and surgical considerations in [----] the management of cardiac myxomas