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A rare case of right ventricular cardiac myxoma was confirmed via histopathological examination in a forensic autopsy setting.
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Highlights a rare presentation of a primary cardiac tumor (right ventricular myxoma) diagnosed during a forensic autopsy.
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May inform forensic differentials for sudden cardiac death; leaves open antemortem detection strategies.
Primary cardiac neoplasms are very rare as compared to metastatic tumors. Myxomas are the most common of the primary cardiac tumors. Myxomas represent almost 50% of cardiac masses with an incidence reported at one in 10000 autopsies. A greater percentage (75%) are located in the left atrium, of these, 90% originate from an area in the atrial septum near the fossa ovalis. Right atrial myxoma are un common beign three to four time less frequent that those located in the left atrium. The incidence of those arising in the left and right ventricles is 2.5-4%. We report on case of right ventricular cardiac myxoma, confirmation with histopathological examination, what is first case in forensic medicine practice.
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Hecser et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Right ventricular cardiac myxoma (n=1). Histopathological examination was evaluated on Histopathological diagnosis. A rare case of right ventricular cardiac myxoma was confirmed via histopathological examination in a forensic autopsy setting.
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