Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Korean Circ J. 2011 Oct;41(10):618-21. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.10.618. Epub 2011 Oct 31.
Myxoma is the most common primary tumor in the heart. Cardiac myxomas can present in various manners including embolization and fever, sometimes simulating endocarditis. However, they are rarely infected. We report here a case of an infected left atrial myxoma that seeded a normal mitral valve and atypically presented with multiple embolic events in the lower extremities along with multiple splenic and a cerebellar infarction.
黏液瘤是心脏最常见的原发性肿瘤。心脏黏液瘤可表现为多种形式,包括栓塞和发热,有时类似于感染性心内膜炎。然而,它们很少被感染。我们在此报告一例感染性左心房黏液瘤的病例,该肿瘤播散至正常二尖瓣,并以下肢多发栓塞事件以及多发脾脏和小脑梗死为特征,表现不典型。