Left atrial myxoma arising from the Coumadin ridge
A male in his 70s had an incidental finding of a mass located within the left atrium on staging CT, following a new diagnosis of prostate cancer. The patient was asymptomatic; however, he was admitted for further investigations of a suspected thrombus.Cardiac MRI described a focal, mobile lesion measuring 17 × 12mm, within the ostium of the left atrial appendage. The lesion displayed cystic features on MRI consistent with a possible pseudocystic myxoma. Transoesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a moderately large, probable atrial cystic myxoma attached to the Coumadin ridge. He underwent surgical excision of a histologically confirmed atrial myxoma.Herein, we describe a rare finding of a cardiac myxoma arising from the Coumadin ridge, highlighting the importance of considering myxoma in the differential diagnosis of a left atrial mass and the role of multi-modality imaging in the evaluation and management of cardiac masses.
Authors
- Jacob C. Easaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5270-1050)
- James S. Tomlinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8815-0518)
- Anil Gurung
- Isaac Watkinson
Institutions
- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-266703
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00