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A Giant Right Atrial Myxoma with Blood Supply from the Left and Right Coronary Arteries: Once in a Blue Moon

open access: yesCardiovascular Innovations and Applications, 2020
Cardiac myxomas, the commonest primary benign cardiac tumors, are extremely rare, with an incidence ranging from 0.0017 to 0.19% and only about one-fifth of them originating from the right chambers of the heart.
Yichao Xiao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitral Valve Myxomas: an Unusual Entity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Primary tumours of the heart are uncommon entities, cardiac myxomas being the most frequent. However, mitral valve myxomas are exceptionally rare. In the last 12 years, there have been 25 myxomas diagnosed at our institution, with only two of them ...
Agapito, A   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Pathological Study of Rare Malignant Cardiac Tumors: A Case Series of Five Patients

open access: yesCase Reports in Pathology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Malignant cardiac tumors are uncommon but highly aggressive growths that may develop within the heart or spread from other primary locations. Considering the significance of pathological studies and the dissemination of findings on malignant cardiac tumors in advancing medical knowledge and informing future research in this complex area, this study is ...
Mahshid Hesami   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biatrial Recurrence of Two Independently Growing Cardiac Myxoma in a Patient with Multiple Tumor Disease

open access: yes, 2014
We report the case of a 56-year-old female patient with biatrial recurrence of cardiac myxoma and extensive comorbidities. In the literature, only few cases of biatrial myxoma can be found and they generally describe a single tumor reaching both atria ...
Dell'Aquila, A.M. (Angelo)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Combined cerebellar and bilateral cervical posterior spinal artery stroke demonstrated on MRI [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Combined cerebellar and spinal ischemic stroke is a rare, critical condition. We report a patient with combined cerebellar and bilateral posterolateral cervical spinal cord infarction due to bilateral stenosis of the vertebral arteries. MRI is the method
Brückmann, H.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Cardiothoracic Surgery for a Giant Pericardial Cyst: When Nature's Precision Leads to Surgical Complexity

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT A giant pericardial cyst, though typically benign, can present with significant symptoms due to its compressive effects on cardiac structures. Accurate imaging and prompt surgical intervention are crucial for diagnosis and treatment, highlighting the importance of recognizing this rare condition in patients with unexplained cardiopulmonary ...
Romana Riyaz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complicated Sporadic Cardiac Myxomas: A Second Recurrence and Myxomatous Cerebral Aneurysms in One Patient

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, 2013
A second recurrence of an excised nonfamilial cardiac myxoma is rare. Myxomatous cerebral aneurysms as a complication of cardiac myxomas are equally rare. A unique case of a patient with a total of 4 myxomas over a 20-year interval is presented.
Mazen E. Iskandar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary Approach to Right Ventricular Myxoma [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Right ventricular (RV) myxoma that obstructs the RV outflow tract is rare. Multimodality imaging is crucial due to the curved and triangular shape of the RV anatomy. Incomplete resection by the right atrial approach in cardiac myxomas may be prevented by
Ali Karagöz   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Budd–Chiari Syndrome in the Background of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Hypercoagulability‐Driven Association or Coincidence? A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare condition characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction and is often associated with thrombosis or fibrous membranes (webs). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of BCS occurring secondary to chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Anish Paudyal   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric Cardiac Tumors: A 45-year, Single Institution Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Cardiac tumors in children are rare. Of the cases reported in the literature, nearly all are benign and managed conservatively. Methods: This is a retrospective, observational study of pediatric patients
Benneyworth, Brian D.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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