title: Cardiac myxoma with oncocytic change--cardiac oncocytoma?
abstract: We report the case of an incidental cardiac myxoma that was remarkable for the presence of extensive oncocytic change, a feature that has not be reported previously. The oncocytes most likely represent part of a spectrum of degenerative changes present in the tumor, but the possibility that they are neoplastic is also discussed.
authors: Anatomical Pathology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Rd., Chermside, Brisbane, Australia.
authors: Skye
authors: S
authors: Puskarz-Thomas
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Dettrick
authors: Peter G
authors: PG
authors: Pohlner
mesh_terms: D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000790:Angiocardiography / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D024862:Oxyphil Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome