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- Title
Right atrial myxoma with peripheral eosinophilia: Eosinophilia in cardiac myxoma.
- Authors
Fernandes, Gilson C.; Alejandro Pajares, Walter; Amboss, Natalia; Salerno, Tomas A.; Mendoza, Cesar
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Cardiac myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumors. It is known that inflammatory markers are increased in the setting of myxoma, like C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and interleukin-6. The association between cardiac myxoma and abnormal blood cell counts has been scarcely reported.<bold>Results: </bold>We present a patient with a right atrial myxoma found incidentally, who had hypereosinophilia, which dramatically resolved after resection of the tumor.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Hypereosinophilia has mostly been found in patients with heart malignancies. It is extremely uncommon in patients with cardiac myxoma; therefore, its presence may signify a distinct biological tumoral behavior with the potential to become a marker of disease activity or recurrence. The true significance of this finding is still unknown and requires further investigation.
- Subjects
MYXOMA; HEART tumors; BLOOD cell count; EOSINOPHILIA; BLOOD sedimentation; C-reactive protein; DIAGNOSIS; CARDIAC surgery; HEART atrium; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2020, Vol 35, Issue 2, p507
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
case study
- DOI
10.1111/jocs.14405