2014
DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.34052
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Giant Left Atrial Myxoma in an Elderly Man: Case Report

Abstract: Left atrial myxomas (LAM), the most common primary tumours of the heart are unusual or rare in the elderly. Moreover, elderly patients often present with non-specific symptoms that are frequently overlooked in the absence of a supporting cardiac history which makes an early diagnosis challenging. Herein, we reported large LAM in 70-year-old Iraqi Kurdish male who was presented with minimal obstructive symptoms and the diagnosis was not suspected clinically but discovered by trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE… Show more

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“…Our patient did also report a plethora of non-specific constitutional symptoms, which can often mimic rheumatologic disease and be overlooked, especially in the geriatric population, obfuscating the eventual diagnosis. 17,19,20 Due to the advent of novel imaging technologies and, generally, longer life expectancy, the incidence of myxomas in the geriatric population has increased. 21 Atrial myxomas presenting in the seventh decade is rare, with only a paucity of published case reports.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Our patient did also report a plethora of non-specific constitutional symptoms, which can often mimic rheumatologic disease and be overlooked, especially in the geriatric population, obfuscating the eventual diagnosis. 17,19,20 Due to the advent of novel imaging technologies and, generally, longer life expectancy, the incidence of myxomas in the geriatric population has increased. 21 Atrial myxomas presenting in the seventh decade is rare, with only a paucity of published case reports.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our patient did also report a plethora of non-specific constitutional symptoms, which can often mimic rheumatologic disease and be overlooked, especially in the geriatric population, obfuscating the eventual diagnosis. 17 , 19 , 20 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A sikeres műtét után a posztoperatív túlélés megegyezik a nem-és korazonos populáció várható élettartamával. Recidíva ritkán előfordulhat, ezért a betegek szoros kardiológiai követése feltétlenül javasolt (10).…”
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