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Pathological Study of Rare Malignant Cardiac Tumors: A Case Series of Five Patients

open access: yesCase Reports in Pathology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Malignant cardiac tumors are uncommon but highly aggressive growths that may develop within the heart or spread from other primary locations. Considering the significance of pathological studies and the dissemination of findings on malignant cardiac tumors in advancing medical knowledge and informing future research in this complex area, this study is ...
Mahshid Hesami   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiothoracic Surgery for a Giant Pericardial Cyst: When Nature's Precision Leads to Surgical Complexity

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT A giant pericardial cyst, though typically benign, can present with significant symptoms due to its compressive effects on cardiac structures. Accurate imaging and prompt surgical intervention are crucial for diagnosis and treatment, highlighting the importance of recognizing this rare condition in patients with unexplained cardiopulmonary ...
Romana Riyaz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute heart failure related to a large left atrial myxoma

open access: yes, 2018
An association between atrial myxoma and left ventricular failure is rarely described, is not completely understood, and may have multiple etiologies. We present a 49-year-old man with no history of cardiovascular disease who was admitted to our hospital
Massetti, Massimo   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Coil embolization of an enlarging fusiform myxomatous cerebral aneurysm

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports, 2018
Myxomatous cerebral aneurysms are rare sequelae of cardiac atrial myxoma. These aneurysms are generally fusiform, multiple, and distal. Pathogenesis and evolution of these aneurysms is still debated. There are currently no guidelines on the management of
Frances Lazarow, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent Biatrial Myxoma in a 41-Year-Old Woman after Left Atrial Myxoma Resection

open access: yes, 2017
Bilateral recurrence of atrial myxoma has been reported only a few times. We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman who had undergone left atrial myxoma resection and presented 9 years later with myxomas in both atria.
Brendan Gilmore   +13 more
core   +1 more source

A Late Case of Ischemic Cerebral Event after Resection of a Left Atrial Myxoma

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurology, 2016
Atrial myxoma is one of the most common primary cardiac tumors reported in the literature. In very rare instances, stroke has been the sequelae after a myxomatous tumor resection.
Reginald Lafleur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Left atrial myxoma with an atrial septal defect

open access: yes, 2009
In a 62-year old woman with arterial hypertension, a left atrial myxoma and a concomitant atrial septal defect, diagnosed intraoperatively, were recognized.
Jegier, Bogdan; Department of Cardiac Surgery, 1st Chair of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, Poland   +2 more
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Left atrial myxoma attached to the anterior mitral leaflet with symptoms suggestive of infective endocarditis

open access: yes, 2010
The case of a 55-year-old woman is presented, whose clinical signs were initially suggestive of infective endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) provided the diagnosis of a large left atrial myxoma attached to the anterior mitral leaflet ...
Eberle, Balthasar   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Point-of-care Ultrasound: A Window into the Diagnosis of Atrial Myxoma in Stroke-like Patient

open access: yesJournal of Medical Ultrasound
Cardiac myxoma, the most common primary cardiac tumor, is indeed rare, with an estimated incidence of 0.03% in the general population. Despite its rarity, it can lead to severe complications such as intracardiac obstruction, emboli, and constitutional ...
Wei Ven Chin, Mae Jane Khaw
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Management of Left Atrial Myxoma

open access: yes, 1991
peer reviewedAlthough rare, left atrial myxoma is an entity from anatomopathological and clinical aspects. Seven cases of left atrial myxoma operated on the last ten years were reviewed.
RADERMECKER, Marc   +4 more
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