Utility of x-plane TEE imaging in giant right atrial myxoma

without causing complications due to its contact with the tumor. Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors in adults. Giant right atrial myxomas, however, are very rare [1]. The x-plane mode, a special 3DTEE technique, allowed for simultaneous viewing of a standard sectional image and its orthogonal sectional image. In this case, under the guidance of TEE, especially the x-plane mode, insertion of the catheter into the superior vena cava was uneventful.