Cardiac Myxoma- A Medical Enigma

Abstract Cardiac myxomas are rare primary cardiac tumours presenting with diverse range of symptoms. Generally, the patients recover well if these tumours are diagnosed early and timely surgical intervention is provided. We present a case of an 85-year-old female who presented with complaints of chest pain and palpitations since 2 months. A Transthoracic Echocardiogram revealed a large mass attached to the interatrial septum protruding into the left ventricle. The possibility of intracardiac thrombus was given. The mass was excised and sent for histopathology which confirmed it as cardiac myxoma. However, the patient couldn’t survive post surgical resection.