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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:840-842
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Surgical resection of right atrial neurilemoma extending to pulmonary vein

Department of Surgery 2, Miyazaki Medical College, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan

Received 10 April 2003; received in revised form 17 June 2003; accepted 18 June 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +81-985-852291; fax: +81-985-855563
e-mail: shiori{at}post1.miyazaki-med.ac.jp

An asymptomatic cardiac neurilemoma was found in a 33-year-old woman. The tumor was on the anterior surface of the right atrium extending to the right upper pulmonary vein across the interatrial groove. The tumor was resected completely and right atrium, interatrial septum, left atrium and right superior pulmonary vein were reconstructed with cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient recovered uneventfully and had no recurrence 1 year after the operation. We reviewed ten reported cases of cardiac neurilemoma, including our patient.

Key Words: Cardiac neurilemoma • Surgery • Right atrium

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