Myoepithelial carcinoma in the mediastinum involving the left atrium

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2016 Mar-Apr;25(2):158-60. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Sep 10.

Abstract

We report a case of a 56-year-old male who presented with typical atrial flutter and was diagnosed with a large mediastinal mass, posterior to the ascending aorta, noted within the left atrium, compressing the superior vena cava and right superior pulmonary vein, and measuring >9.0 cm at its greatest diameter. Histopathological studies showed a myoepithelial carcinoma. The patient underwent tumor debulking and radiation therapy. This is the first report of a mediastinal myoepithelial carcinoma involving cardiac chambers.

Keywords: Left atrium; Myoepithelial carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Comorbidity
  • Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
  • Heart Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / epidemiology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Myoepithelioma / epidemiology
  • Myoepithelioma / pathology*
  • Obesity / epidemiology

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor