@article{Erkut_Koçogullari_Arslan_Gündogdu_Koçak_Islamoglu_2007, title={An Atypically Localized Atrial Myxoma: A Case Report}, volume={10}, url={https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/980}, DOI={10.1532/HSF98.20061207}, abstractNote={Atypical cardiac myxomas are rare occurrences and may present with a variety of clinical manifestations depending on the location and morphology. A 46-year-old woman had a 4 x 3 x 2-cm myxoma originating from the superior wall of the left atrium, found by echocardiography and multislice tomography. The tumor was successfully treated by surgical excision. The resected tumor was a well-defined encapsulated mass with a narrow-base stalk originating from the right wall of the left atrium in between the right upper and lower pulmonary vein. The patient recovered without complication and was discharged 6 days after the operation. At 1-year follow-up, echocardiography revealed normal cardiac function without reccurence in terms of mass. Although up to 80% of myxomas are localized in the left atrium, of which 75% involve in the interatrial septum, it should not be forgotten that myxomas can appear in an atypical localization, as occurred in our case.}, number={3}, journal={The Heart Surgery Forum}, author={Erkut, Bilgehan and Koçogullari, Cevdet Ugur and Arslan, Sakir and Gündogdu, Fuat and Koçak, Hikmet and Islamoglu, Yahya}, year={2007}, month={Mar.}, pages={E202-E204} }