MYXOMA OF THE LEFT AURICLE
Authors: J C HARVEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 December 1957MYXOMA OF THE LEFT AURICLEJOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D.JOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-6-1067 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONMyxoma of the left auricle is now a curable lesion. Four groups1, 2, 3, 4have reported the successful removal of such tumors. In addition, there have been two other successful operations,5, 6though one patient died of ventricular fibrillation in the postoperative period, and the other died of renal failure 24 days postoperatively. Since myxomas can be removed from the auricles, it is imperative that the lesion be diagnosed correctly, for an otherwise fatal condition may thus be corrected and the individual with such a tumor may thus be restored to health. All too often the diagnosis of...Bibliography1. 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