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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common [[physical examination]] findings of | Common [[physical examination]] findings of myxoma include murmur and abnormal heart sounds that change when the patient changes positions. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===Heart=== | ===Heart=== | ||
====Auscultation==== | ====Auscultation==== | ||
* A "tumor plop" (a sound related to movement of the tumor). | * A "tumor plop" (a sound related to movement of the tumor) can be heard. | ||
* | * Abnormal [[heart sounds]], or [[murmur]] may be heard. | ||
* Sounds may change when the patient changes position. | * Sounds may change when the patient changes position. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common physical examination findings of myxoma include murmur and abnormal heart sounds that change when the patient changes positions.
Physical Examination
Heart
Auscultation
- A "tumor plop" (a sound related to movement of the tumor) can be heard.
- Abnormal heart sounds, or murmur may be heard.
- Sounds may change when the patient changes position.