Malignant fibrosarcoma with features of myxoma.
Left atrial tumor, diagnosed as myxoma at first investigation, was later demonstrated to be a malignant fibrosarcoma with myxoid change. Myxoma should be diagnosed and managed carefully because of its wide range of histopathologic features.
Hishitani
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T
Department of Cardiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Magome 2100, Iwatsuki, Saitama 339-8551, Japan.
Ogawa
K
K
Hoshino
K
K
Kido
S
S
Nakamura
Y
Y
Ogawa
Y
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery