Myxoma of the heart

• Published in: Arkhiv patologii Vol. 43; no. 12; p. 29
• Main Author: Golosovskaia, M A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 1981
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Connective Tissue - pathology; Female; Heart Atria - pathology; Heart Neoplasms - pathology; Heart Ventricles - pathology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardium - pathology; Myxoma - pathology

Twenty-one observations of cardiac myxomas (17 samples of operation material, 4 autopsies) were studied. Among them, 18 cases were located in the left atrium, 2 in the right atrium, 1 in the right ventricle. Macro- and microscopic characteristics of cardiac myxomas are presented. No signs of an orga...