title: Malignant fibrosarcoma with features of myxoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Magome 2100, Iwatsuki, Saitama 339-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hishitani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: 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