De novo right atrial myxoma detected nine months after atrial septal defect closure

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.182

Orhan Saim Demirtürk, Öner Gülcan, Hüseyin Ali Tünel, Murat Güvener

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Başkent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.182

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Primary tumors of the heart is rarely seen and atrial myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. In this article, we present a 21-year-old male case with the history of atrial septal defect closure in another clinic who developed de novo right atrial myxoma nine months after surgery.

Keywords : Atrial septal defect; de novo right atrial myxoma; rapid growth

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