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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spelling doaj-8cf76634432b47a99f09a469aebf2d4b2020-11-25T02:36:53ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia0870-25512013-03-01323239242Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case reportMaria Salomé Carvalho0Maria João Andrade1João Abecasis2Rosa Gouveia3Luísa Branco4José Pedro Neves5Miguel Mendes6Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, Portugal; Corresponding author.Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, PortugalServiço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, PortugalServiço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, PortugalRecurrence 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 recorrentehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255113000267
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author Maria Salomé Carvalho
Maria João Andrade
João Abecasis
Rosa Gouveia
Luísa Branco
José Pedro Neves
Miguel Mendes
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Maria João Andrade
João Abecasis
Rosa Gouveia
Luísa Branco
José Pedro Neves
Miguel Mendes
Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
author_facet Maria Salomé Carvalho
Maria João Andrade
João Abecasis
Rosa Gouveia
Luísa Branco
José Pedro Neves
Miguel Mendes
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title Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
title_short Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
title_full Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
title_fullStr Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
title_sort understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: a case report
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series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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publishDate 2013-03-01
description 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
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