Title: I’m Breathless When I Sit – A Rare Case of Right Atrial Myxoma
Authors: Dr Sharath Thomas Roy, Dr Shahul Hameed MM, Dr Rashmi KP, Dr Madhu G Kandathil
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i11.118
Abstract
Introduction
Primary tumours of heart are rare across all age groups, with a reported prevalence of 0.001-0.03% in autopsy series. The most common primary tumor of the heart is myxoma.75% of myxoma occur in the left atrium, and 25% in the right atrium, and rarely in the ventricle. Myxomas are benign neoplasam .They are more common in females. Myxomas are commonly seen between the second to the sixth decade. The size ranges from 1 to 15cm and weigh 15 to 180gms