Key result
Extensive sampling of cardiac myxoma specimens is necessary to study diverse histologic features and rule out primary malignant tumors with myxomatous differentiation.
Population
1 patient with left atrial myxoma
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Case-level data support extensive myxoma sampling to exclude malignancy; leaves open optimal protocols and generalizability.
Extensive histologic sampling of cardiac myxomas is crucial to rule out malignancy and confirm clear margins to reduce recurrence risk.
G.K. Mangala (2018) studied this question. Extensive sampling of cardiac myxoma specimens is necessary to study diverse histologic features and rule out primary malignant tumors with myxomatous differentiation.
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