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World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2013; 5(10): 387-390
Published online Oct 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i10.387
Published online Oct 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i10.387
Left ventricular myxoma: Missed vs metastatic
Srikanth Seethala, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States
Srikanth Seethala, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
Author contributions: Seethala S solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Srikanth Seethala, MD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, 2211 Lomas Blvd, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States. srikanth.seethala@yahoo.com
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Received: July 5, 2013
Revised: August 17, 2013
Accepted: September 18, 2013
Published online: October 26, 2013
Processing time: 112 Days and 7.2 Hours
Revised: August 17, 2013
Accepted: September 18, 2013
Published online: October 26, 2013
Processing time: 112 Days and 7.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Left ventricular myxoma (LVM) after surgical resection of left atrial myxoma is very rare. Etiologies for recurrent LVM after left atrial myxoma resection are incomplete surgical resection, metastasis, totipotent multicentricity and missed. Here we are describing a case that was probably a metastatic LVM as it is uncommon statistically for it to be a recurrent myxoma in the left ventricle after complete resection from left atrium. If there is a progression of the cerebral hemorrhagic lesions it would confirm our diagnosis of the metastatic process.