Systemic Embolization of Atrial Myxoma

Authors

  • Juliana Silva Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Tatiana Fonseca Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Carina Silva Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Olga Gonçalves Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Luís Andrade Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Vitor Paixão Dias Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24950/rspmi.819

Keywords:

Echocardiography, Embolism, Heart Atria, Heart Neoplasms, Myxoma

Abstract

Myxomas are the most common cardiac tumors. We report a
case of a 59-year-old patient with rare systemic embolization
of left atrial myxoma for multiple territories, highlighting the
possible complications and their severity, despite the benign
etiology. Early diagnosis and approach enhances favorable
clinical results.

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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

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Silva J, Fonseca T, Silva C, Gonçalves O, Andrade L, Paixão Dias V. Systemic Embolization of Atrial Myxoma. RPMI [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];23(3):38-40. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/819

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