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Ann Diagn Pathol. 1999 Oct;3(5):309-14.

Cardiac myxoma with chondroid features.

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  • 1Arkadi M. Rywlin MD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA.

Abstract

We report a case of a cardiac myxoma with cartilaginous differentiation. Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary neoplasms of the heart. The cell of origin is thought to be a pluripotential cell called the "myxoma cell," which is capable of differentiating towards various tissues, including endothelial, epithelial, and smooth muscle; however, cartilaginous differentiation is so uncommon that other entities such as metastatic chondrosarcomas must be considered in the differential diagnosis. These entities are discussed along with the radiologic-pathologic correlation.

PMID:
10556479
DOI:
10.1053/ADPA00300309
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