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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2021

Simultaneous surgical resection of cardiac myxoma and atypical thymic carcinoid: a case report.

Ryohei Matsushima, Kosuke Fujino, Eri Matsubara, Yoshiko Masuda, Koei Ikeda, Makoto Suzuki, Toshihiro Fukui

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ryohei MatsushimaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kosuke FujinoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. kfujino@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
Eri MatsubaraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yoshiko MasudaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Koei IkedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Makoto SuzukiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Toshihiro FukuiCardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kumamoto University Hospital · JP

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Abstract

backgroundCardiac myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumor, and thymic carcinoid is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. No previous reports have described surgical management of concomitant occurrence of these neoplasms. We report a case of simultaneous surgical resection in a patient with coexisting cardiac myxoma and atypical thymic carcinoid. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year-old Japanese woman underwent chest roentgenography revealing an abnormality in the mediastinum. Computed tomography revealed a 100 mm mass in the anterior mediastinum and also a 30 mm mass in the left atrium. The mediastinal tumor was diagnosed as atypical carcinoid by biopsy. Having completed resection of atypical thymic carcinoid, cardiac mass was successfully resected with careful consideration of minimizing operation time and optimizing patient safety and oncological treatment. The histopathological diagnosis of the cardiac mass was myxoma. No adjuvant chemotherapy was administered, and no recurrence was seen as of the 45 month follow-up.

conclusionsThe simultaneous surgery of cardiac myxoma and atypical thymic carcinoid was feasible and effective. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report to describe one-stage treatment of these neoplasms.

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Carcinoid TumorHeart NeoplasmsMyxomaThymus NeoplasmsAdultFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalCardiac myxomaSurgeryThymic carcinoid

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PMID34610824
PMCPMC8493702
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