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Right Atrial Myxoma

MedGen UID:
101032
•Concept ID:
C0518960
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Right atrial myxoma

Definition

A cardiac myxoma arising from the right atrium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRight Atrial Myxoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac myxoma.
Samanidis G, Khoury M, Balanika M, Perrea DN
Kardiol Pol 2020 Apr 24;78(4):269-277. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.33963/KP.15254. PMID: 32207702
Diagnosis and follow up of patients with primary cardiac tumours: a single-centre experience of myxomas.
Manduz S, Katrancioglu N, Karahan O, Yucel O, Yilmaz MB
Cardiovasc J Afr 2011 Nov-Dec;22(6):310-2. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-073. PMID: 22159318Free PMC Article
Cardiac tumors: diagnosis and management.
Salcedo EE, Cohen GI, White RD, Davison MB
Curr Probl Cardiol 1992 Feb;17(2):73-137. doi: 10.1016/0146-2806(92)90025-j. PMID: 1735241

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Right atrial myxoma as the first manifestation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and a possible association with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin 6 (IL-6): a case report and review of the literature.
Corin J, Carlsson A, Peters B
Eur J Med Res 2022 Jan 11;27(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s40001-022-00632-z. PMID: 35016713Free PMC Article
Giant Right Atrial Myxoma with Symptoms of Right Heart Failure.
Naser N, Hadziomerovic N, Bahram D, Kacila M, Pandur S
Med Arch 2021 Feb;75(1):66-68. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2021.75.66-68. PMID: 34012203Free PMC Article
Clinical Features and Surgical Results of Right Atrial Myxoma.
Li H, Guo H, Xiong H, Xu J, Wang W, Hu S
J Card Surg 2016 Jan;31(1):15-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12663. PMID: 26585438
The challenge presented by right atrial myxoma.
Kuon E, Kreplin M, Weiss W, Dahm JB
Herz 2004 Nov;29(7):702-9. doi: 10.1007/s00059-004-2571-7. PMID: 15580325
Cardiac myxoma: imaging features in 83 patients.
Grebenc ML, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Green CE, Burke AP, Galvin JR
Radiographics 2002 May-Jun;22(3):673-89. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.3.g02ma02673. PMID: 12006696

Diagnosis

Fast growth rate of a right atrial myxoma.
Gewehr DM, Neiverth A, Cavalcanti MS, Maestri TC, Haurani S, Kubrusly FB, Kubrusly LF
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2022;20:eRC6478. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RC6478. PMID: 35352769Free PMC Article
Giant Right Atrial Myxoma Associated With Thrombocytopaenia.
Disney L, Gunn T, Klimkina O, Keshavamurthy S
Heart Lung Circ 2021 Dec;30(12):e127-e128. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.098. PMID: 34176741
Right Atrial Myxoma and Syncope.
Babs Animashaun I, Akinseye OA, Akinseye LI, Akinboboye OO
Am J Case Rep 2015 Sep 21;16:645-7. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.894513. PMID: 26390076Free PMC Article
Right atrial myxoma.
Haime M
J Card Surg 2009 Nov-Dec;24(6):691-2. Epub 2009 Sep 29 doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00903.x. PMID: 19793251
Right atrial myxoma.
Reynen K, Köckeritz U
Clin Res Cardiol 2006 Jan;95(1):3. doi: 10.1007/s00392-006-0318-6. PMID: 16598439

Therapy

Rapid-Growing Right Atrial Myxoma 7 Months After Catheter Ablation Under Anticoagulation Therapy　- Serial Echocardiography and Computed Tomography.
Haruki N, Onohara T, Tsujimoto D, Iitsuka K, Kinugasa Y, Kato M, Nishimura M, Yamamoto K
Circ J 2018 Sep 25;82(10):2682-2683. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-18-0081. PMID: 29628456
Tumor embolism from a right atrial myxoma leads to acute right heart failure after surgery and atrial septal patch dehiscence.
Sivakumar K, Singhi A, Mohanraj A, Ezhilan J
J Am Coll Cardiol 2014 Jun 17;63(23):2579. Epub 2014 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.02.608. PMID: 24768884
A rare disappearing right atrial mass.
Rao VR, Jagannath K, Sunil PK, Madhusudana N
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 Aug;15(2):290-1. Epub 2012 Apr 25 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs129. PMID: 22535544Free PMC Article
The challenge presented by right atrial myxoma.
Kuon E, Kreplin M, Weiss W, Dahm JB
Herz 2004 Nov;29(7):702-9. doi: 10.1007/s00059-004-2571-7. PMID: 15580325
Paradoxical cerebral embolism: eight cases.
Biller J, Adams HP Jr, Johnson MR, Kerber RE, Toffol GJ
Neurology 1986 Oct;36(10):1356-60. doi: 10.1212/wnl.36.10.1356. PMID: 3762944

Prognosis

Fast growth rate of a right atrial myxoma.
Gewehr DM, Neiverth A, Cavalcanti MS, Maestri TC, Haurani S, Kubrusly FB, Kubrusly LF
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2022;20:eRC6478. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RC6478. PMID: 35352769Free PMC Article
Pulmonary embolism as the initial manifestation of right atrial myxoma: A case report and review of the literature.
Ma G, Wang D, He Y, Zhang R, Zhou Y, Ying K
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Dec;98(51):e18386. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018386. PMID: 31861001Free PMC Article
Right atrial myxoma: Unusual location; uncommon association.
Sanjeev OP, Nath SS, Malviya D, Rajput SS
Ann Card Anaesth 2018 Oct-Dec;21(4):437-439. doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_130_17. PMID: 30333343Free PMC Article
Clinical Features and Surgical Results of Right Atrial Myxoma.
Li H, Guo H, Xiong H, Xu J, Wang W, Hu S
J Card Surg 2016 Jan;31(1):15-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12663. PMID: 26585438
The challenge presented by right atrial myxoma.
Kuon E, Kreplin M, Weiss W, Dahm JB
Herz 2004 Nov;29(7):702-9. doi: 10.1007/s00059-004-2571-7. PMID: 15580325

Clinical prediction guides

Considerations and anesthetic management of a patient with giant right atrial myxoma: A case report and literature review.
Qu Y, Li L, Deng M, Song D, Gao M, Su G
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Feb 16;103(7):e37141. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037141. PMID: 38363890Free PMC Article
The omitted symptoms challenge the diagnosis of right atrial myxoma: a case report.
Ma S, Xu Q, Shi R, Zhang X, Chen X
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2020 Mar 25;20(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01413-4. PMID: 32213175Free PMC Article
A rare disappearing right atrial mass.
Rao VR, Jagannath K, Sunil PK, Madhusudana N
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 Aug;15(2):290-1. Epub 2012 Apr 25 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs129. PMID: 22535544Free PMC Article
Fragmentation of a right atrial myxoma presenting as a pulmonary embolism.
Idir M, Oysel N, Guibaud JP, Labouyrie E, Roudaut R
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2000 Jan;13(1):61-3. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(00)90044-0. PMID: 10625833
Prolapsing right atrial myxoma.
Mori K, Oonaka M, Tanaka T, Takeda R
Cardiology 1979;64(1):58-63. doi: 10.1159/000170578. PMID: 365333

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