Myxoma of the Right Atrium Associated with Polycythemia
- 8 June 1961
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 264 (23) , 1187-1192
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196106082642304
Abstract
THE first intracardiac myxoma to be diagnosed during life was reported in 1952.1 Straus and Merliss2 mentioned 8 cases of atrial myxoma in 480,000 autopsies. Successful removal of intracardiac myxomas has been reported with increasing frequency since 1955.3 4 5 6 It appears that this has been made possible by greater suspicion of the diagnosis and by the use of angiocardiography5 , 6 to visualize the tumors. Regarding specifically myxoma of the right atrium there have been reports of 7 successful removals7 and also reports of some unsuccessful removals.7 , 8 Presented below is another case of successful extirpation of a myxoma from the right atrium. This . . .Keywords
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