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CASE REPORT article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Cardio-Oncology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1433381

A Rare Case of Myxoma Mimicking Pulmonary Thromboembolism: A Case report

Provisionally accepted
Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi 1Saeid Hosseini Saeid Hosseini 2Hossein Saidi Hossein Saidi 3Shayan Mirshafiee Shayan Mirshafiee 4*
  • 1 Endocrinology Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism Research and Training Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Alborz, Iran
  • 2 Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Alborz, Iran
  • 3 Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Alborz, Iran
  • 4 Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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    Studies have shown that primary cardiac tumors are exceptionally rare and among them myxomas represents approximately half. Although majority of these benign tumors are located in left atrium, they can also emerge in the right cardiac chambers and also on cardiac valves. In rare instances, they may extend into the great vessels. In this case, we present a teenage girl with a past medical history of successfully cured acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who presented with progressive dyspnea and lower limbs edema. Based on history, laboratory, and echocardiographic evidences, she was initially treated for high-risk thromboembolism but after inefficient response, she underwent surgery, with a large right ventricular outflow tract myxoma being diagnosed.

    Keywords: case report, Myxoma, Pulmonary Embolism, cardiac tumor, cardiac surgery

    Received: 12 Jun 2024; Accepted: 12 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Hajsadeghi, Hosseini, Saidi and Mirshafiee. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shayan Mirshafiee, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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