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2010, Number 2

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Patol Rev Latinoam 2010; 48 (2)

Atrium myxoma with gland elements

Alarcón GG, Sepúlveda RLA, Hernández BF, Flores GJP, Garza GR, Rendón EFG, Barboza QO, Ancer RJ

Language: Spanish
References: 23
Page: 111-114
PDF size: 333.88 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Myxoma is the most frequent primary tumor of the heart. In up to 80% of the cases, it arises in the left atrium. Its diagnosis does not represent a challenge to the surgical pathology; however, it is essential to know about some specific varieties like glandular mixoma, an uncommon histological entity that occurs in 3% of all the cases. We describe a right atrium glandular myxoma in a 42 years old woman. It is important to spread out the information of this rare entity, as well as its differential diagnosis, and suggest a long-term monitoring.


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