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atrial myxoma signs
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Myxoma: Generally surgical removal of an atrial myxoma is successful if the situation is appropriate.
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Atrial myxomatosis: Atrial myxoma is often asymptomatic unless it is causing obstruction.
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
Resection: There is only one (1) treatment for an atrial myxoma. Resect it. No ifs, ands, or buts.
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
Only 1 treatment: There is only one treatment - surgical resection. Period.
A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Myron Arlen answered
64 years experience Surgical Oncology
Gelatinous tumor: Possiblyviral in origin a myxoma (Greek 'muxa' for mucus) is a myxoid tumor of primitive connective tissue. It is the most common primary tumor of the ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Sameh Abuerreish answered
27 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Benign tumors: myxoid tumor of connective tissue
its claim to fame comes from being the most common primary tumor of the heart, particularly in the atrium.
myxoid is ... Read More
A 41-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mary Callahan answered
29 years experience Cardiology
Myxoma: These are benign growths that occur in the heart and the cause is really unknown and the treatment is to remove it surgically. Once removed they do n ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Liawaty Ho answered
23 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Myxoma: Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac neoplasm. It originates from the mesenchymal tissue of the heart. The manifestations depend on the location ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Sakeer Hussain answered
Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Cardiac tumor: It can present in all age group and commonly occur randomly but some times, a part of genetic syndrome. It is a gelatinous structure arise from the ch ... Read More
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