Left Atrial Myxoma with Ossification;Report of a Case

Hagiwara, H.; Nakayama, T.; Kawasaki, T.

Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 71(3): 223-226

2018


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252
PMID: 29755077
Document Number: 697250
A 69-year-old female with left atrial tumor was refered to our hospital for surgical treatment. The tumor was attached to the interatrial septum and resected completely. Histopathological analysis confirmed a myxoma with ossification(mature bone). These findings may support the hypothesis that the undifferentiated mesenchymal cells are the origin of cardiac myxoma.

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