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Scholastic Case Reports
(ISSN: 3108-1827)



Case Series
Volume 2 Issue 2 February 2026

Case study of a giant myxoma of the left atrium attached to the mitral valve, complicated by functional mitral stenosis

KUIATE David1,2,3, NANFACK Fanny Nadège1, KOUGOUM TAKAM Natacha1, NANA Yasmine Laurie4, FOMEKONG Dieuseul Lothner1, FOUNDIKOU VESSAH Dayib1, APOUAKONE MEFIRE Aicha1, Euloge YIAGNIGNI1,2*.

1“Les Promoteurs de la Bonne Santé (PBS)” Medical Center,
2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaoundé
3International School of Health and Medical Sciences, Kesmonds International University
4“Le Samaritaine Plus” Medical-Surgical Center

Corresponding Author: KUIATE David, “Les Promoteurs de la Bonne Santé (PBS)” Medical Center.

Received: January 20, 2026; Published: February 02, 2026



Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are the most common form of primary heart tumors. They are most frequently located in the interatrial septum and, exceptionally, in the heart valves. Surgical removal is the only therapeutic option. We report the case of a left atrial myxoma in a 38-year-old patient who was referred to a cardiologist for increasingly severe exertional dyspnea that had been developing for about one year. Transesophageal echocardiography led to a diagnosis of a giant mobile pedunculated myxoma complicated by mitral valve stenosis. Treatment was limited due to the lack of adequate technical facilities.

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Citation: KUIATE David., et al. “Case study of a giant myxoma of the left atrium attached to the mitral valve, complicated by functional mitral stenosis”. Scholastic Case Reports 2.2 (2026): 01-02.

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