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Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.repc.2012.05.027

2174-2030

Maria Salomé Carvalho, Maria João Andrade, João Abecasis, Rosa Gouveia, Luísa Moura Branco, José Pedro Neves, Miguel Mendes,

Coronary Artery Anomalies

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.