SMJ articles in the category "myxoma"

Original Article

Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Tumors: A Single-Center Experience

Objectives: Cardiac tumors affect fewer than 1 in 2000 people. This study is a retrospective review of diagnostic procedures, surgical management, and outcomes in patients treated for tumors of the heart at our institution. We compare our management approaches, clinical, and surgical outcomes with those reported in the literature. Methods:…

Posted in: myxoma 2 surgical outcomes 3

Case Report

Fever of Unknown Origin: A Case of Cardiac Myxoma Infected with Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Infected cardiac myxoma is a rare entity. It poses a diagnostic challenge as clinical presentation may reflect an underlying infectious, immune, or a neoplastic disease process. To the best of our knowledge, the first case of a cardiac myxoma infected with Staphylococcus lugdunensis is reported in a 54-year-old man with…

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