European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 2, 465-468, Copyright © 1988 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
A report and review of recurrent left atrial myxoma: not always such 'a benign tumor'
GD Angelini, AG Fraser, EG Butchart and AH Henderson
Cardiac Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
We report a patient whose left atrial myxoma recurred three times and
review 28 other reports of recurrent myxoma. Inadequate resection and
multifocal growth appear to be two separate causes for recurrence.