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An exceptionally giant left atrial myxoma: a case report and literature review.

Bassil Khalil Al-ZamkanAnas Mohamad HashemSamir Ahmed AlaaeldinMohamed Abdel Aziz
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Our article mainly focuses on the diagnostic challenges of a patient with atrial myxoma. The major discrepancy between the tumour size and the severity of the patient's symptoms should draw physicians' attention to consider atrial myxoma over a long list of differentials, in order to take immediate action to reduce the mortality and improve the overall prognosis.
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