The pathology of metastatic cardiac myxoma.
The authors describe a case of a "benign" cardiac myxoma with metastases to a previously unreported site, the right temporal bone. The cardiac tumor became evident five years after the bone tumor presentation. Patients with myxomas in unusual locations should have a complete cardiac evaluation.
Rupp
G M
GM
Department of Pathology, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Heyman
R A
RA
Martinez
A J
AJ
Sekhar
L N
LN
Jungreis
C A
CA
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed