title: [A case of atrial myxoma with connectivitis-like onset].
abstract: A case of cardiac myxoma is reported. This tumor, although histologically benign, may be potentially lethal if an early diagnosis and an adequate surgical treatment is not performed. In an early stage, the disease may be asymptomatic or a large array of aspecific symptoms may be present. In this case, an initial diagnosis of polymyositis was made. This paraneoplastic syndrome is frequently associated with tumors, and should trigger a full evaluation for cancer.
authors.affiliation: Unità Organizzativa di Reumatologia, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma/E, Presidio Ospedaliero Villa Betania, Italia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barracchini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cianfa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galloni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porzio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minisola
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis*