Abstract
Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors but their presence in the transplanted heart is extremely rare. We report a case of left atrial myxoma in a patient after heart transplantation. DNA analysis confirmed a donor origin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of myxoma of donor origin in a transplanted heart.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Fatal Outcome
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart Atria
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Heart Failure / surgery
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Heart Neoplasms / etiology
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Heart Neoplasms / surgery
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Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myxoma / diagnosis*
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Myxoma / etiology
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Myxoma / surgery
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Tissue Donors*