Incidental Detection of Atrial Myxoma in Early Infancy: A Rare Case Report

We describe a case of a 10-week-old female who was incidentally found to have a large left atrial mass which was not present on an echocardiogram performed at birth. The mass was excised and was identified on surgical pathology as a myxoma.

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World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351261497253
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Cardiac tumors and thrombi
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Incidental Detection of Atrial Myxoma in Early Infancy: A Rare Case Report

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Abstract

We describe a case of a 10-week-old female who was incidentally found to have a large left atrial mass which was not present on an echocardiogram performed at birth. The mass was excised and was identified on surgical pathology as a myxoma.

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (US), Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US), Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 11%
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