Calcified left atrial myxoma with osseous metaplasia.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
An intracardiac myxoma is the most common tumour of the heart with an estimated incidence of 0.5 per million population per year. Extensive calcification is rare in these tumours.1 We describe a rare case of a large left atrial myxoma, visible on the chest radiograph, with extensive calcification and osseous metaplasia.
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Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Calcinosis
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Ossification, Heterotopic
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Heart Atria
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Heart Neoplasms
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Middle Aged
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Myxoma
Language:
English
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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