2021Scholars Journal of Medical Case ReportsOpen access

Recurrent Atrial Myxoma: Case Report

Yeusef Zurikat, Ade Fahmi Almomanie, Mohammed Abutaleb, Qais Khalil Jamil Alqusus, Ammar Alomari

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Abstract

An atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac mass, but is considered the commonest benign heart tumor, which commonly occurs in the left atrium. About the recurrence of atrial myxoma in the first 5 years post-surgical resection is rare (2-5 %).

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An atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac mass, but is considered the commonest benign heart tumor, which commonly occurs in the left atrium. About the recurrence of atrial myxoma in the first 5 years post-surgical resection is rare (2-5 %).

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An atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac mass, but is considered the commonest benign heart tumor, which commonly occurs in the left atrium. About the recurrence of atrial myxoma in the first 5 years post-surgical resection is rare (2-5 %).

Key concepts: Atrial myxoma, Myxoma, Medicine, Left atrium, Left Atrial Myxoma, Resection, Cardiology, Cardiac Tumors

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