Right atrial myxoma with glandular differentiation: A rare entity in pediatric age group

Right atrial myxoma with glandular differentiation: A rare entity in pediatric age group

Cardiac myxomas (CMs) account for nearly half of the primary cardiac tumors in the elderly. They arise from sub-endocardial "reserve" or "lepidic" cells, which may show divergent differentiation. We describe a CM with glandular differentiation in the right atrium of a 10-year-old...

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Main Authors: Das Prasenjit, Shukla Bhaskar, Kothari S, Devagourou V, Ray Ruma, Mallick Saumya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Cardiac myxoma
lepidic cells
divergent
glandular differentiation
children
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2010;volume=3;issue=2;spage=159;epage=162;aulast=Das

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