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. 1978 Aug;188(2):240–244. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197808000-00018

Unusual aspects of atrial myxoma.

F A Crawford Jr, J H Selby Jr, D Watson, J Joransen
PMCID: PMC1396755  PMID: 686891

Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are infrequently encountered lesions. Certain aspects of these tumors are unusual and include right atrial location, calcification, valve destruction, hematologic abnormalities, occurrence in children, and familial occurrence. A 12-year-old girl manifesting all of these unusual aspects of myxoma is described and each of the unusual aspects is discussed.

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