title: Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: a case report.
abstract: Recurrence of cardiac myxoma is a rare condition, observed in about 3% of patients in sporadic cases, although it is more frequent in familial ones. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain such recurrence, and the importance of increased vascularization as a facilitating feature is the subject of debate. The authors report the case of a non-familial right atrial myxoma, unusual for both its histopathology and recurrence.
authors: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Oeiras, Portugal. mariasalomecarvalho@gmail.com
authors: Maria Salomé
authors: MS
authors: Carvalho
authors: Maria João
authors: MJ
authors: Andrade
authors: João
authors: J
authors: Abecasis
authors: Rosa
authors: R
authors: Gouveia
authors: Luísa
authors: L
authors: Branco
authors: José Pedro
authors: JP
authors: Neves
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Mendes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*