European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 3, 468-470, Copyright © 1989 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Left atrial and right ventricular cardiac myxoma. A case report
PC Nass, MG Niemeyer, A Brutel de la Riviere, DF Brune and HW Plokker
Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
A case is presented with a tumour in the left atrium as well as in the
right ventricle. During the initial investigation of the atrial myxoma, the
ventricular tumour was overlooked and a second operation was necessary.
Once the diagnosis of myxoma is made, a second synchronous tumour should
always be carefully sought.