All issues > Volume 30(4); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(4):435-440. Published online April 30, 1987.

A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma in Childhood.

H S Kim¹, J S Cho¹, S G Jin¹, J D Cho¹, K S Cho¹, D S Moon¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Busan Maryknoll Hospital

Abstract

Myxoma of the heart is a very uncommon disease constituting nearly 50% of all primary cardiac tumors. The majority of them are detected in the adult life over 30 years of age, but very rarely they can be seen in the childhood. We have recently experienced a case of left atrial myxoma in a 12-year-old boy. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography and cardiac angiography. And the histological examination confirmed as the typical myxoma of the heart.

Keywords :Myxoma in chilldhood.