Abstract

MORENO MARTINEZ, Francisco L et al. Recidivant left atrial mixoma. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2003, vol.73, n.4, pp.280-283. ISSN 1665-1731.

Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Mixomas are the most common among them; 75% are located in the left atrium, 20% in the right atrium, and the rest in the ventricles. The seldom appear in atrioventricular valves. Recidivant mixoma are also rare, appearing in 1-5% of all patients that have undergone surgical treatment of a mixoma. In this paper we present our experience with a female patient, who 8 years after having been operated of a left atrial mixoma, began with symptoms of mild heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed recurrence of the tumor, and was therefore subjected to a second open-heart surgery from which she recovered without complications. (Arch Cardiol Mex 2003; 73:280-283).

Keywords : Tumor; Recidivant mixoma; Surgery.