Myxoma of the mitral valve detected by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Myxomas of the mitral valve diagnosed during life are exceedingly rare. We employed transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging enhanced by gadolinium-diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid in a patient with palpitations. After these examinations clearly demonstrated a myxoma on the atrial side of the posterior mitral valve leaflet, urgent surgery was performed. When a small tumour of the mitral valve exists, these examinations are useful not only for detecting and characterizing the tumour, but also for deciding the optimal surgical management.
Medical subject headings
- Echocardiography
- Heart Neoplasms
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mitral Valve
- Myxoma