a benign tumor in the heart most commonly found in the left atrium
a noncancerous primary tumor, usually irregular in shape and jellylike in consistency
a primary heart (cardiac) tumor
a rare, usually noncancerous, primary tumor (a new growth of tissue) of the heart
The most common of heart tumors.Piecess of spongy growth can break off and travel with the blood stream to the brain, where it may cause ministrokes. Or it can clog the mitral valve preventing efficient passage of oxygenated blood into the left ventricle and from there, out into the body. Thistumorr is rarely cancerous, and surgical removal cures the condition permanently.
A myxoma (Myxo- = Latin for mucus) is the most common primary tumor of the heart. Myxomas are usually located in either the left or right atrium of the heart; about 86 percent occur in the left atrium.Knepper LE, Biller J, Adams HP Jr, Bruno A. Neurologic manifestations of atrial myxoma.