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Cardiac myxomas, although uncommon are one of the commonest primary cardiac tumors and account for ~50% primary benign cardiac tumors. Epidemiology ...×ArticlesLogInCasesSignUpCoursesQuizBlogDonateAbout×MenuSearchADVERTISEMENT:Radiopaediaisfreethankstooursupportersandadvertisers.BecomeaGoldSupporterandseenoads.ArticlesCasesCoursesLogInLoginSignup{"url":"/signup-modal-props.json?lang=us\u0026email="}ArticlesCasesCoursesQuizAboutBlogGoad-freeSearchCardiacmyxomaDrTristanSkalina◉andAssociateProfessorDonnaD'Souza◉etal.Cardiacmyxomas,althoughuncommonareoneofthecommonestprimarycardiactumorsandaccountfor~50%primarybenigncardiactumors. Onthispage:Article:EpidemiologyClinicalpresentationPathologyRadiographicfeaturesTreatmentandprognosisDifferentialdiagnosisReferencesImages:CasesandfiguresImagingdifferentialdiagnosisEpidemiologyCardiacmyxomasarethemostcommonprimarycardiactumorinadults(~50%)butarerelativelyinfrequentinchildhood,wherecardiacrhabdomyomasaremorefrequent8,11.Theincidenceofcardiacmyxomasisapproximately0.5permillionpopulationperyear12.Thereisabroadrangeintheageofpresentation(11-82years),withmostpatientspresentinginadulthood(mean~50yearsofage) 7,13.Thereisarecognizedfemalepredilection7,13.ClinicalpresentationApproximately20%ofpatientsareasymptomatic,withmyxomasbeingfoundincidentallyonimagingoftheheart7.Presumably,astheamountofimagingincreases,sowillthisfigure.Clinicalfeaturesarevariableanddependonthelocationandotherassociatedpathology,e.g.valvedestruction.However,atriadofsymptomsisrecognized7-8:valvularobstructionleftsided:dyspnea,orthopnea,pulmonaryedemarightsided:symptomsofrightheartfailureemboliceventdistributionwilldependonthelocationofthetumormostareleftsided,and,therefore,mostaresystemic(brainorextremities)constitutionalsymptomsweightloss,fatigue,weaknessmayresembleinfectiveendocarditis(fever,arthralgia,lethargy)In~20%ofpatients,arrhythmiasmaybeidentified7.Onauscultation,acardiacmurmurisusuallypresent.Acharacteristicfindinginpatientswithpedunculatedandprolapsing

An atrial myxoma is a noncancerous tumor in the upper left or right side of the heart. It most often grows on the wall that separates the two sides ...YouAreHere:Home→MedicalEncyclopedia→AtrialmyxomaURLofthispage://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007273.htmAtrialmyxomaAnatrialmyxomaisanoncanceroustumorintheupperleftorrightsideoftheheart.Itmostoftengrowsonthewallthatseparatesthetwosidesoftheheart.Thiswalliscalledtheatrialseptum.CausesAmyxomaisaprimaryheart(cardiac)tumor.Thismeansthatthetumorstartedwithintheheart.Mosthearttumorsstartsomewhereelse.Primarycardiactumorssuchasmyxomasarerare.About75%ofmyxomasoccurintheleftatriumoftheheart.Theymostoftenbegininthewallthatdividesthetwoupperchambersoftheheart.Theycanoccurinotherintra-cardiacsitesaswell.Atrialmyxomasaresometimeslinkedwithvalveobstructionstenosisandatrialfibrillation.Myxomasaremorecommoninwomen.About1in10myxomasarepasseddownthroughfamilies(inherited).Thesetumorsarecalledfamilialmyxomas.Theytendtooccurinmorethanonepartoftheheartatatime,andoftencausesymptomsatayoungerage.SymptomsManymyxomaswillnotcausesymptoms.Theseareoftendiscoveredwhenanimagingstudy(echocardiogram,MRI,CT)isdoneforanotherreason.Symptomsmayoccuratanytime,butoftentheygoalongwithachangeinbodyposition.Symptomsofamyxomamayinclude:BreathingdifficultywhenlyingflatorononesideortheotherBreathingdifficultywhenasleepChestpainortightnessDizzinessFaintingSensationoffeelingyourheartbeat(palpitations)ShortnessofbreathwithactivitySymptomsduetoembolismoftumormaterialThesymptomsandsignsofleftatrialmyxomasoftenmimicmitralstenosis(narrowingofthevalvebetweentheleftatriumandtheleftventricle).Rightatrialmyxomasrarelyproducesymptomsuntiltheyhavegrowntobequitelarge(5incheswide,or13cm).Othersymptomsmayinclude:Bluishskin,especiallyonthefingers(Raynaudphenomenon)CoughCurvatureofnailsaccompaniedbysofttissueswelling(clubbing)ofthefingersFeverFingersthatchangecoloruponpressureorwithcoldorstressGeneraldiscomfort(malaise)JointpainSwellinginanypartofthebodyWeightlosswithouttryingExa

What is a myxoma? A myxoma is a benign (non-cancerous) growth in the heart. Myxomas can be as small as a few millimetres or grow to ...SkiptomaincontentConditionsOverview-HeartConditionsArrhythmiasCardiomyopathyCoronaryArteryDisease-"HeartDisease"HeartFailureHeartValveDisease-"ValveDisease"MyxomasPulmonaryHypertensionSpontaneousCoronaryArteryDissectionor"SCAD"TakotsuboCardiomyopathy-"BrokenHeartSyndrome"Resources-ConditionsProceduresOverview-Tests,Procedures&TreatmentsTestsOverview-TestsBloodTestsECGCardiacExerciseStressTest-"CardiacStressTest"HolterMonitorSixMinuteWalkTestImagingOverview-ImagingCardiacMRIChestX-rayCTCoronaryAngiogramEchocardiogram-"Echo"SestamibiScan-"Mibi"Procedures&TreatmentsOverview-Procedures&TreatmentsBentallProcedureCardiacBiopsyCardiacBypassSurgery-"Bypass"CardioversionCatheterAblationCoronaryAngiogram-"Angio"CoronaryAngioplasty&Stenting-"Stent"ElectrophysiologyStudy-"EPS"HeartTransplantHeartValveSurgery-"ValveSurgery"ImplantableDefibrillator-"ICD"ImplantableLoopRecorderLeftAtrialAppendageClosureMitralValveClipPacemakerRightHeartCatheterSeptalDefect"Holeintheheart"ClosuresTAVIVentricularAssistsDevices-"VADS"Resources-ProceduresRehabilitationOverview-RehabilitationReferaPatientSVHCardiacRehabilitationMembersAreaSVHHeartTransplantMembersAreaAfterCoronaryAngioplasty&StentingAfterCardiacBypassSurgeryAfterHeartValveSurgeryAfteranImplantableDefibrillator"ICD"ForHeartFailureAfterHeartTransplantTravelResources-RehabilitationAboutUsWelcometoourWebsiteCardiothoracicNursingOpportunitiesOurCardiacServicesandSpecialistsOurLocationWhat'sNewSIRENSProfile"H"artGalleryCommunityLearningaboutRheumaticHeartDiseaseDalarinji-"OursbelongingtoUs""TheSpiritoftheArt"-aJourneytoHeartTransplantSupportCoronavirus(COVID-19)ResourcesForAboriginal&TorresStraitIslanderPeopleForFamilyandCarersForHealthProfessionalsHeartLungClinic(TransplantServices)PatientStoriesPlanningfortheFutureTelehealthResources-CommunityContactUsContactUsConditionsOverview-HeartConditionsArrhythmiasCa

A myxoma is a noncancerous primary heart tumor, usually irregular in shape and jellylike in consistency. People may feel short of breath or faint, or they may have ...MSDManualPleaseconfirmthatyouarenotlocatedinsidetheRussianFederationYesNoLeavethisSite?Thelinkyouhaveselectedwilltakeyoutoathird-partywebsite.Wedonotcontrolorhaveresponsibilityforthecontentofanythird-partysite.ContinueCancelhoneypotlinkHOMEHEALTHTOPICSCommonHealthTopicsBloodDisordersBone,Joint,andMuscleDisordersBrain,SpinalCord,andNerveDisordersCancerChildren'sHealthIssuesDigestiveDisordersDisordersofNutritionDrugsEar,Nose,andThroatDisordersEyeDisordersFundamentalsHeartandBloodVesselDisordersHormonalandMetabolicDisordersImmuneDisordersInfectionsInjuriesandPoisoningKidneyandUrinaryTractDisordersLiverandGallbladderDisordersLungandAirwayDisordersMen'sHealthIssuesMentalHealthDisordersMouthandDentalDisordersOlderPeople’sHealthIssuesSkinDisordersSpecialSubjectsWomen'sHealthIssuesResourcesVideosFiguresImagesQuizzesCommonMedicalTestsViewAllResourcesSYMPTOMSGeneralAbdomen&DigestiveBleedingBrain&NervousSystemChest&RespiratoryChildren'sSymptomsEyeGenital&UrinaryALLSYMPTOMS>EMERGENCIESCardiacArrestChokingALLEMERGENCIES>RESOURCESAbbreviationsAudio3DModelsCommonMedicalTestsFiguresFirstAidImagesInfographicsLabTestMedicalTermsTheOne-PageManualofHealthPronunciationsQuizzesSelf-AssessmentToolsTablesVideosWeights&MeasuresNEWSMelanomaCanStrikeYourNails:Here'sHowtoCheckIsYourFamily'COSafe'WhenBigStormsHit?AHANews:OrthopedicSurgeonBecomesPatientAfterStrokeat48Bike-LinkedHeadInjuriesPlummetforU.S.Kids,ButNotAdultsViewAllNews>ViewAllNews>ABOUTOverviewHistoryEditorsandtheEditorialProcessPublishingandProductionStaffEditorialBoardContributorsReviewersContentProvidersGlobalMedicalKnowledgeFAQContactUsHealthTopics&ChaptersABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZHome/HeartandBloodVesselDisorders/HeartTumors/.../Myxomas/INTHISTOPICSymptomsComplicationsofmyxomaDiagnosisTreatmentOTHERTOPICSINTHISCHAPTERHeartTumorsOverviewofHeartTumorsMyxomasCancero

A myxoma is a rare benign tumor of the heart. Myxomata are the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults, and are most commonly found within the left ...CardiacmyxomaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMedicalconditionAtrialmyxomaMicrographofanatrialmyxoma.H&Estain.SpecialtyCardiologyAmyxomaisararebenigntumoroftheheart.Myxomataarethemostcommonprimarycardiactumorinadults,andaremostcommonlyfoundwithintheleftatriumnearthevalveoftheFossa_ovalis_(heart).Myxomatamayalsodevelopintheotherheartchambers.[1]Thetumorisderivedfrommultipotentmesenchymalcells.[1]Cardiacmyxomacaneffectadultsbetween30and60yearsofage.[2]Contents1Signsandsymptoms1.1Complications2Causes3Diagnosis4Treatment5Prognosis6Seealso7References8ExternallinksSignsandsymptoms[edit]Symptomsmayoccuratanytime,butmostoftentheyaccompanyachangeofbodyposition.Pedunculatedmyxomatacanhavea"wreckingballeffect",astheyleadtostasisandmayeventuallyembolizethemselves.Symptomsmayinclude:[citationneeded]ShortnessofbreathwithactivityPlatypnea–DifficultybreathingintheuprightpositionwithreliefinthesupinepositionParoxysmalnocturnaldyspnea–BreathingdifficultywhenasleepDizzinessFaintingPalpitations–SensationoffeelingyourheartbeatChestpainortightnessSuddenDeath(Inwhichcasethediseaseisanautopsyfinding)Thesymptomsandsignsofleftatrialmyxomataoftenmimicmitralstenosis.Generalsymptomsmayalsobepresent,suchas:[citationneeded]CoughPulmonaryedema,asbloodbacksupintothepulmonaryartery,afterincreasedpressuresintheleftatriumandatrialdilationHemoptysisFeverCachexia–InvoluntaryweightlossGeneraldiscomfort(malaise)JointpainBluediscolorationoftheskin,especiallythefingerschangecoloruponpressure,cold,orstress(Raynaud'sphenomenon)Clubbing–CurvatureofnailsaccompaniedwithsofttissueenlargementofthefingersSwelling–anypartofthebodyPresystolicheartmurmur[3]Thesegeneralsymptomsmayalsomimicthoseofinfectiveendocarditis.Complications[edit]ArrhythmiasPulmonaryedemaPeripheralemboliSpread(metastasis)ofthetumorBlockageofthemitralheartvalveStrokeF

A myxoma (New Latin from Greek 'muxa' for mucus) is a myxoid tumor of primitive connective tissue. ... It is most commonly found in the heart (and is the most ...MyxomaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchFortheatrialsubtype,seeAtrialmyxoma.Forthevirus,seeMyxomavirus."Myxomatous"redirectshere.ItisnottobeconfusedwithMyxomatosis.MedicalconditionMyxomaMicrographofanatrialmyxoma.H&Estain.SpecialtyOncology Amyxoma(NewLatinfromGreek'muxa'formucus)isamyxoidtumorofprimitiveconnectivetissue.[1]Itismostcommonlyfoundintheheart(andisthemostcommonprimarytumoroftheheartinadults)butcanalsooccurinotherlocations.Contents1Types2Symptoms3Location3.1OcularMyxoma3.2Atrialmyxoma4Treatment5Epidemiology6Seealso7References8ExternallinksTypes[edit]Tablebelow[2]MyxomaMarginVascularpatternCellularityStromaStainingcharacteristicsRecurrencerateImage(seeHistology)CutaneousmyxomaorSuperficialangiomyxomaPoortomoderatelycircumscribed,multilobularScatteredthin-walledvesselsModeratelycellular,blandspindledandstellatecells,variableinflammatorycellinfiltrateAbundantmucinwithclefts.Upto30%haveanassociatedepithelialcomponentVimentin;variablestainingwithCD34,factorXIIIA,SMA1,MSA2andS-10020–30%IntramuscularmyxomaPoorlycircumscribedmergeswithsurroundingmuscleHypovascularvariant;hypervascularvariantHypocellularvariant;hypercellularvariant;blandspindlecellsAbundantmucinwithcysticspaces.HypercellularvarianthasstrandsofcollagenVimentin;variablestainingwithactin,desmin,CD34NoneJuxta-articularmyxomaPoorlycircumscribedinfiltratessurroundingtissueFocallyvascularFocallyhypercellular,peripheralspindlecellswithoccasionalatypicalcellsandmitosesAbundantmucin,89%ofcasescontaincysticspaceslinedbyfibrinorcollagenVimentin;variablestainingwithactin,desmin,CD3434%AggressiveangiomyxomaInfiltrativeUniformlydistributedmedium-sizedbloodvesselsoftenwithprominenthyalinizationLowtomoderatelycellular,evenlydistributedround,spindledorstellatecellsLoosemyxoidtofocallycollagenousVimentin,desmin,SMA1,MSA2,estrogena

Myxomas are generally thought to originate from multipotential mesenchymal cells of the endocardium. ... Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac ...CentralNervousSystemManifestationsofCardiacMyxoma|CerebrovascularDisease|JAMANeurology|JAMANetworkOurwebsiteusescookiestoenhanceyourexperience.Bycontinuingtouseoursite,orclicking"Continue,"youareagreeingtoourCookiePolicy | Continue[SkiptoNavigation]fulltexticonFullTextcontentsiconContentsfigureiconFigures/TablesmultimediaiconMultimediaattachiconSupplementalContentreferencesiconReferencesrelatediconRelatedcommentsiconCommentsDownloadPDFTopofArticleAbstractMethodsResultsCommentArticleInformationReferencesFigure1. ViewLargeDownloadNeuroimagingstudiesincase7.A,Axialcranialcomputedtomographywithoutcontrastmediumdemonstratesarightfrontalintraparenchymalhemorrhage.B,Gadolinium-enhancedaxialT1-weightedcranialmagneticresonanceimageshowsbloodcomponentsofvaryingagesandathinenhancingrim.Figure2. ViewLargeDownloadCranialaxialcomputedtomography(CT)withoutcontrastmediumincase9.TheCTshowsa12-mmovoidfocusofdecreasedattenuationwithintherightoccipitallobesuggestiveofmetastaticmyxomalesions.Table1. ClinicalFeaturesofPatientsWithAtrialMyxomaandNeurologicManifestationsaViewLargeDownloadTable2. TransesophagealEchocardiographyFeaturesViewLargeDownload1.Johansson L Histogenesisofcardiacmyxomas:animmunohistochemicalstudyof19casesincludingonewithglandularstructuresandreviewoftheliterature.  ArchPatholLabMed1989;113(7)735- 741PubMedGoogleScholar2.Blondeau P Primarycardiactumours:Frenchstudiesof533cases.  ThoracCardiovascSurg1990;38192- 195PubMedGoogleScholarCrossref3.Pinede LDuhaut PLoire R Clinicalpresentationofleftatrialcardiacmyxoma:aseriesof112consecutivecases.  Medicine(Baltimore)2001;80(3)159- 172PubMedGoogleScholarCrossref4.MacGowan SWSidhu PAherne T etal.  Atrialmyxoma:nationalincidence,diagnosisandsurgicalmanagement.  IrJMedSci1993;162(6)223- 226PubMedGoogleScholarCrossref5.Reynen K Cardiacmyxomas.  NEnglJMed1995;333(24)1610- 1