Terada Y, Wanibuchi Y, Noguchi M, Mitsui T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Jan;69(1):283-4. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01112-1.
Metastasis from atrial myxoma is uncommon. We report on a patient who developed metastasis of the left atrial myxoma to the skin at 15 years after surgical resection. The primary lesion had not recurred. The myxoma has the potential for metastatic growth.