Intraoperative Cytologic Diagnosis of Unsuspected Cardiac Myxoma

Intracardiac leiomyomatosis presenting as an intraoperative consultation

“…Therefore, beside the limitations inherent to the frozen section technique, there is a lack of experience among pathologists in this particular area of intraoperative consultation [5,6,7]. As far as we know, this is the first case report describing an intraoperative consultation in a case of IVL, with extension to the heart.…”

A Case of Primary Subpleural Pulmonary Microcystic Myxoma Coincidentally Occurred with Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

“…Simple capillaries were also aspirated. The differential diagnoses based on the cytologic features were mucin-rich lesions including mesenchymal tumors such as myxoma, hamartoma, extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMCS) and low cellular epithelial tumors such as mucinous epithelial tumor [ 1 , 6 , 7 ]. Cytologic findings of pulmonary hamartoma are scantly cellular smears composed of bland-looking spindle and stellate cells and fibromyxoid materials in serosanguinous background [ 6 ].…”

“…Myxoma occurs most commonly in the heart, which is regarded as the origin of primitive mesenchymal cells that differentiate into multiple tissues. Up to 18% of cardiac myxomas are located in the right atrium and are frequently diagnosed after recurrent pulmonary embolism [ 1 ]. Extracardiac myxomas have been reported in the subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and lung [ 2 , 3 ].…”

Cardiac Myxomas and Carcinomas: Is it Incidental or Consequential Finding?

“…A variety of malignancies have been documented that coincide with cardiac myxomas over the years. Meir et al, encountered a left atrial myxoma in the echocardiography of a 51-year-old woman presenting with fever after receiving first chemotherapy session for invasive lobular adenocarcinoma [6]. The association between breast adenocarcinoma and cardiac myxoma was also reported by Kataoka et al and Özer et al [7,8].…”