Right atrial myxoma in an infant

Jpn Heart J. 1991 Mar;32(2):263-6. doi: 10.1536/ihj.32.263.

Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are extremely rare in infancy. We report a case of right atrial myxoma in a 35-day-old male infant (with cyanosis and convulsions). Echocardiography was carried out and a diagnosis of right atrial myxoma was made. Open heart surgery was performed using cardiopulmonary bypass and a 2.5 X 3.0 cm mass was removed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. To our knowledge there is no previously reported case of right atrial myxoma in such a young infant which was operated on successfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Myxoma / diagnosis
  • Myxoma / surgery*