CLINICAL ASPECTS OF MYXOMA OF THE LEFT AURICLE
Authors: B F MARTIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 February 1953CLINICAL ASPECTS OF MYXOMA OF THE LEFT AURICLEBENJAMIN F. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.BENJAMIN F. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-2-325 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary neoplasms of the heart are rare but are being reported with increasing frequency. Straus and Merliss18 reported three cases within a year, but quoted figures indicating a frequency of only 0.0017 per cent in 480, 331 necropsies.The endocardial myxoma is the most common as well as the most debated of the primary neoplasms of the heart. More than usual interest has been accorded it because of the occurrence of clinical features simulating those found in some of the more common forms of heart disease, and the possibility of surgical extirpation in the future.This primary tumor is usually...Bibliography1. von Reis G: Clinical aspects of endocardial myxoma situated in the left atrium, Acta med. Scandinav. 133: 214-219, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Macoun SJ: Cardiac myxoma, Thorax 4: 39-43, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. AllisonSusman DRW: Myxoma of the heart, Lancet 2: 11-12, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. McAllen PM: Myxoma of left auricle, Brit. M. J. 1: 932-934, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MillsPhilpott PM: Myxoma of heart with neurological signs, Brit. Heart J. 13: 115-117, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. WeinsteinArata MSJE: Mitral stenosis and insufficiency produced by cardiac "myxoma," Am. Heart J. 38: 781-787, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BennettKonigsbergDublin DWJW: Primary tumor of the heart producing an unusual cardiac shadow in the roentgenogram, Am. Heart J. 16: 117-122, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Friedberg CK: Diseases of the heart, 1949, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, p. 995. Google Scholar9. Coulter WW: Myxoma of the heart (left auricle), Arch. Path. 49: 612-617, 1950. Google Scholar10. Ewing J: Neoplastic diseases, 1928, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, p. 188. Google Scholar11. HouckBennett GHGA: Polypoid fibroma of the left auricle (so-called cardiac myxoma) causing a ball-valve action, Am. Heart J. 5: 787-794, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. DexterWork RJL: Myxoma of the heart, Arch. Path. 32: 995-999, 1941. Google Scholar13. Thompson RB: A case of myxoma of the left auricle, Brit. Heart J. 6: 23-26, 1944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. GilchristMillar ARWG: Paroxysmal auricular tachycardia associated with primary cardiac tumor, with pathological report, Edinburgh M. J. 43: 243-258, 1936. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. BurnettDavidson WJI: A case of myxoma of the heart, Brit. Heart J. 7: 180-182, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. AndersonDmytryk WAET: Primary tumor of heart containing epithelium-like elements, Am. J. Path. 22: 337-349, 1946. Google Scholar17. Yater WM: Tumors of the heart and pericardium, Arch. Int. Med. 48: 627-666, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. StrausMerliss RR: Primary tumor of the heart, Arch. Path. 39: 74-78, 1945. Google Scholar19. FawcettWard REEM: Cardiac myxoma; clinical and pathological study, Brit. Heart J. 1: 249-260, 1939. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar20. Hamilton-PatersonCastleden JLLI: Intracardiac tumors, Brit. Heart J. 4: 103-114, 1942. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar21. Husten K: Ueber Tumoren und Pseudo-tumoren des Endocards, Beitr. z. path. Anat. u. z. allg. Path. 71: 132, 1922 (cited by Macoun). Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Winston-Salem, North Carolina*Received for publication March 28. 1952. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLeft atrial myxoma report of a case successfully treated using extracorporeal oxygenationPrimary atrial tumorClinical Features of Left Atrial MyxomaA CASE OF RIGHT ATRIAL MYXOMA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AN UNUSUAL PHONOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGIntracardiac myxomas and thrombiBILATERAL MYXOMAS OF THE HEART*ROBERT H. FRANKENFELD, M.D., CARLTON H. WATERS, M.D., RICHARD C. STEINER, M.D.PRIMARY RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE HEART*GEORGE C. COE, M.D., F.A.C.P.MYXOMA OF THE LEFT ATRIUMHerz- und PerikardtumorenMYXOMA OF THE LEFT AURICLE*JOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D.MYXOMA OF THE LEFT ATRIUM: REPORT OF A CASE*KURT LEKISCH, M.D.Primary myxoma of the heart. A case simulating rheumatic and bacterial endocarditis 1 February 1953Volume 38, Issue 2Page: 325-331KeywordsCardiovascular therapyForecastingHeart ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...