Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report

Recurrence of cardiac myxoma is a rare condition, observed in about 3% of patients in sporadic cases, although it is more frequent in familial ones.Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain such recurrence, and the importance of increased vascularization as a facilitating feature is the subje...

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Main Authors: Maria Salomé Carvalho, Maria João Andrade, João Abecasis, Rosa Gouveia, Luísa Branco, José Pedro Neves, Miguel Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255113000267
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Summary:Recurrence of cardiac myxoma is a rare condition, observed in about 3% of patients in sporadic cases, although it is more frequent in familial ones.Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain such recurrence, and the importance of increased vascularization as a facilitating feature is the subject of debate.The authors report the case of a non-familial right atrial myxoma, unusual for both its histopathology and recurrence. Resumo: A recorrência de mixomas cardíacos é rara, acontecendo em cerca de 3% dos doentes com mixomas esporádicos, embora seja mais frequente nos casos familiares.Vários mecanismos foram propostos para explicar as recorrências e a importância da vascularização aumentada como fenómeno facilitador é controversa.Os autores descrevem o caso de um mixoma esporádico do coração direito, peculiar pelas suas características histológicas e recorrência. Keywords: Right atrial myxoma, Recurrent cardiac myxoma, Palavras-chave: Mixoma do coração direito, Mixoma recorrente
ISSN:0870-2551