Myxoma of Donor Origin in a Transplanted Heart

Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors but their presence in the transplanted heart is extremely rare. We report a case of left atrial myxoma in a patient after heart transplantation. DNA analysis confirmed a donor origin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of myxoma of donor ori...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of heart and lung transplantation 2007-08, Vol.26 (8), p.865-867
Hauptverfasser:	Dufková, Blanka, MD, Málek, Ivan, MD, PhD, Vymětalová, Yevheniya, MD, Hošková, Lenka, MD, Skalský, Ivo, MD, Pirk, Jan, MD, DSc, Vrbská, Jana, MD, Marek, Tomáš, MD, PhD, Bohuslavová, Romana, Hubáček, Jaroslav, PhD, Kautzner, Josef, MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography, Transesophageal Fatal Outcome Follow-Up Studies Heart Atria Heart Failure - surgery Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis Heart Neoplasms - etiology Heart Neoplasms - surgery Heart Transplantation - adverse effects Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Myxoma - diagnosis Myxoma - etiology Myxoma - surgery Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Tissue Donors
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Zusammenfassung:	Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors but their presence in the transplanted heart is extremely rare. We report a case of left atrial myxoma in a patient after heart transplantation. DNA analysis confirmed a donor origin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of myxoma of donor origin in a transplanted heart.
ISSN:	1053-2498 1557-3117
DOI:	10.1016/j.healun.2007.05.021