[Right atrium myxoid chondrosarcoma].
We report a case of a 46 years-old woman, Caucasian, with hypertension and a primary diagnosis of infectious endocarditis. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed suggesting right atrium myxoma. The patient was submitted to surgery, which found a tumor mass with a jelly-like exterior. The mass was sent to anatomo-pathological analysis which diagnosed a myxoid chondrosarcoma tumor. After surgical resection, the patient achieved complete recovery with no signs of recidivation after 14 months.
Cunha
Cláudio Ribeiro da
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Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.
Santos
Paulo César
PC
Steffen
Samuel Padovani
SP
Souza
Cecília Borges de
CB
D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*