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Cardiac Myxoma

MedGen UID:
82658
•Concept ID:
C0262929
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Endocardial Myxoma; Endocardium, Myxoma; Myxoma of Endocardium; Myxoma of the Endocardium

Definition

A myxoma arising from the endocardium. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cardiac myxomas: causes, presentations, diagnosis, and management.
Saad EA, Mukherjee T, Gandour G, Fatayerji N, Rammal A, Samuel P, Abdallah N, Ashok T
Ir J Med Sci 2024 Apr;193(2):677-688. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s11845-023-03531-2. PMID: 37737916
Current diagnosis and management of cardiac myxomas.
Jain S, Maleszewski JJ, Stephenson CR, Klarich KW
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2015 Apr;13(4):369-75. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2015.1024108. PMID: 25797902
Cardiac tumors--diagnosis and surgical treatment.
Hoffmeier A, Sindermann JR, Scheld HH, Martens S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Mar 21;111(12):205-11. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0205. PMID: 24717305Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Cardiac Myxoma among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Khakural P, Baral R, Bhattarai A, Koirala B
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Feb 15;60(246):111-115. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6538. PMID: 35210647Free PMC Article
Predicting the risk of cardiac myxoma in Carney complex.
Pitsava G, Zhu C, Sundaram R, Mills JL, Stratakis CA
Genet Med 2021 Jan;23(1):80-85. Epub 2020 Sep 7 doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-00956-3. PMID: 32893266Free PMC Article
Mechanical thrombectomy in cardiac myxoma stroke: a case report and review of the literature.
Chung YS, Lee WJ, Hong J, Byun JS, Kim JK, Chae SA
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016 Jun;158(6):1083-8. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s00701-016-2780-x. PMID: 27040551
Infected cardiac myxoma.
Nagata T, Totsugawa T, Katayama K, Kuinose M, Yoshitaka H, Uesugi T
J Card Surg 2013 Nov;28(6):682-4. Epub 2013 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12184. PMID: 23931763
Cardiac myxoma and myxosarcoma: clinical experience and immunohistochemistry.
Liu S, Wang Z, Chen AQ, Zhou GH, Jiang ZB, Xiao MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002 Mar;10(1):8-11. doi: 10.1177/021849230201000103. PMID: 12079962

Prognosis

Cardiac myxoma: single tertiary centre experience.
Kacar P, Pavsic N, Bervar M, Strazar ZD, Zadnik V, Jelenc M, Prokselj K
Radiol Oncol 2022 Dec 1;56(4):535-540. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.2478/raon-2022-0041. PMID: 36259335Free PMC Article
Primary Cardiac Triple-Hit Lymphoma.
Salas-Llamas J, Mendez-Ruiz A, Jimenez-Jimenez M, Fuentes-Mendez I, Ramirez-Godinez F
Int Heart J 2022 Mar 30;63(2):411-415. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1536/ihj.21-513. PMID: 35296615
Cardiac myxoma: a contemporary multimodality imaging review.
Colin GC, Gerber BL, Amzulescu M, Bogaert J
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Nov;34(11):1789-1808. Epub 2018 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1396-z. PMID: 29974293
Unusual aspects of cardiac myxoma.
Yuan SM, Yan SL, Wu N
Anatol J Cardiol 2017 Mar;17(3):241-247. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2017.7557. PMID: 28321109Free PMC Article
Infected Cardiac Myxoma: an Updated Review.
Yuan SM
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;30(5):571-8. doi: 10.5935/1678-9741.20140112. PMID: 26735605Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of cardiac myxoma: A meta-analysis of worldwide experience.
Oktaviono YH, Saputra PBT, Arnindita JN, Afgriyuspita LS, Kurniawan RB, Pasahari D, Milla C, Wungu CDK, Susilo H, Multazam CECZ, Alkaff FF
Eur J Surg Oncol 2024 Feb;50(2):107940. Epub 2023 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107940. PMID: 38219702
Crosstalk between KIF1C and PRKAR1A in left atrial myxoma.
Zhou M, Yao Y, Wang X, Zha L, Chen Y, Li Y, Wang M, Yu C, Zhou Y, Li Q, Cao Z, Wu J, Shi S, Jiang D, Long D, Wang J, Wang Q, Cheng X, Liao Y, Tu X
Commun Biol 2023 Jul 14;6(1):724. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05094-5. PMID: 37452081Free PMC Article
Benign incidental cardiac findings in chest and cardiac CT imaging.
Zhao K, Zhang L, Wang L, Zeng J, Zhang Y, Xie X
Br J Radiol 2023 Feb;96(1142):20211302. Epub 2022 Aug 22 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20211302. PMID: 35969186Free PMC Article
Current challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac myxoma.
Samanidis G, Khoury M, Balanika M, Perrea DN
Kardiol Pol 2020 Apr 24;78(4):269-277. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.33963/KP.15254. PMID: 32207702
Cardiac myxoma: a contemporary multimodality imaging review.
Colin GC, Gerber BL, Amzulescu M, Bogaert J
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Nov;34(11):1789-1808. Epub 2018 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1396-z. PMID: 29974293

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of cardiac myxoma: A meta-analysis of worldwide experience.
Oktaviono YH, Saputra PBT, Arnindita JN, Afgriyuspita LS, Kurniawan RB, Pasahari D, Milla C, Wungu CDK, Susilo H, Multazam CECZ, Alkaff FF
Eur J Surg Oncol 2024 Feb;50(2):107940. Epub 2023 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107940. PMID: 38219702
The benign nature and rare occurrence of cardiac myxoma as a possible consequence of the limited cardiac proliferative/ regenerative potential: a systematic review.
Shafi O, Siddiqui G, Jaffry HA
BMC Cancer 2023 Dec 18;23(1):1245. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11723-3. PMID: 38110859Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of pulmonary valve myxoma: systematic review of published case reports.
Saputra PBT, Jannah AR, Rofananda IF, Al-Farabi MJ, Wungu CDK, Susilo H, Alsagaff MY, Gusnanto A, Oktaviono YH
World J Surg Oncol 2023 Mar 20;21(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s12957-023-02984-0. PMID: 36941612Free PMC Article
Cardiac and vascular causes of persistent fever: A systematic review.
Yuan SM
Rev Cardiovasc Med 2019 Dec 30;20(4):255-261. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm.2019.04.565. PMID: 31912716
Infected Cardiac Myxoma: an Updated Review.
Yuan SM
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;30(5):571-8. doi: 10.5935/1678-9741.20140112. PMID: 26735605Free PMC Article

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