Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Myxomas: A 23-Case Experience

Authors

  • Ali Kemal Gür Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Medical Faculty, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey
  • Mehmet Coşkun Aykaç Erciş State Hospital, Van, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.1987

Abstract

Objective: Although seen rarely compared to all tumors, cardiac tumors are tumors which may have a mortal course with possible complications. The most common cardiac tumor in adults is myxoma with its benign character. The results of cardiac tumors resected with open cardiac surgery in our center are reported in this study.

Materials and Methods: Twenty-three cardiac tumor patients electively operated on in our clinic between January 2010 and August 2017 were retrospectively included in the study. Information of the patients participating in the study were registered. The patients were between 25 and 67 years of age, and 18 were female (72.3%), and 5 were male (21.7%). The average age of the patients was 42.1 ± 8.9 years. Echocardiography was used for diagnosis in all patients. There was no common complaint for the patients, with the complaints changing according to tumor location. All patients were operated on by means of cardiopulmonary bypass with aortic cross-clamp and bicaval cannulation. Preoperative demographical characteristics and perioperative and postoperative data were registered for the patients and were evaluated statistically.

Results: Nineteen of the tumors (82.6%) were in the left atrium, and 4 were (17.4%) in the right atrium. Diameter of the tumors changed between 2.5 × 1.5 and 8.5 × 6.5 cm. The tumoral structure was resected together with the solid tissue located in its root in all patients operated on. Pericardial patch was used for 11 (47.8%), and primary closure was used for 12 (51.2%) of the defects. Early and late mortality was not observed in any patient.

Conclusion: To prevent possible complications of cardiac myxomas, they need to be resected together with the surrounding healthy tissue as soon as possible after the diagnosis. Cardiac myxomas can be operated on with a tolerable operation risk. Echocardiography should be made annually for any possible relapse after operation.

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Published

2018-09-13

How to Cite

Gür, A. K., & Aykaç, M. C. (2018). Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Myxomas: A 23-Case Experience. The Heart Surgery Forum, 21(5), E370-E374. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.1987

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