J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Dec;11(2):114-118. Korean. Published online December 31, 2003. https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.2003.11.2.114 | |
Copyright © 2003 Korean Society of Echocardiography |
Duk Won Bang, Jon Suh, Do Hoei Kim, Eui Ryong Jung, Won Yong Sin, Young Keun On, Min Soo Hyun, Sung Koo Kim and Young Joo Kwon | |
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. | |
Abstract
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Primary tumors of the heart are rare, three-quarters of the tumors are benign, and nearly half of the benign heart tumors are myxomas. Cardiac myxoma usually originate in the left atrium about 75 percent, but, only 3 to 4 percent of myxoma are detected in the left ventricle. Cardiac myxoma is histologically benign, but may be lethal because of their position. We reported a case of 65-year-old man with left atrium myxoma associated with inferior vena caval thrombi and pulmonary embolism. After the operation of myxoma, the Budd-Chiari syndrome developed and the patient died due to hepatic failure. |
Keywords: Myxoma; Pulmonary embolism; Budd-Chiari syndrome |