Malignant B-cell lymphoma arising in a large, left atrial myxoma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;89(2):626-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.096.

Abstract

A case of large cardiac myxoma associated with primary B cell lymphoma is described in a patient presenting with acute obstructive left heart failure. Emergent surgical removal was performed along with mitral valve repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD20 / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Calbindin 2
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Atria / surgery*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Ki-67 Antigen / analysis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myxoma / pathology*
  • Myxoma / surgery*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery*
  • Neprilysin / analysis
  • Pericardium / transplantation
  • S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / analysis

Substances

  • Antigens, CD20
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Calbindin 2
  • Ki-67 Antigen
  • S100 Calcium Binding Protein G
  • Neprilysin