Cardiac myxoma: related to immunosuppression? A case report.
Cardiac myxomas are the most common type of primary cardiac tumours. Nevertheless, it is still a rare tumour and its relation with immunosuppressive therapy, which is essential after organ transplantation, remains uncertain. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman, who underwent kidney and pancreatic transplantation for severe nephropathy due to type I diabetes mellitus and since then, under heavy immunosuppressive treatment. Four years after surgery, a left atrial myxoma was discovered. Three other cases of cardiac myxomas following transplantation and immunodepressive status have been reported in the literature, which raises the question of an association between immunosuppression and the development of cardiac myxomas.
Dadkhah
Réza
R
Department of Cardiology, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. dadkhah@hotmail.com
Decoodt
Pierre
P
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009232:Myxoma / Q000209:etiology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms