Title of article :
A rare case of papillary cystadenoma of epididymis presented with painless scrotal mass
Author/Authors :
Ghasemi Shektaie, Hosein Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , Shafi, Hamid Cancer Research Center - Health Research Institute, Babol , Falahi, Ali Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , Mahmoudlou, Fatemeh Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , Moudi, Emadoddin Cancer Research Center - Health Research Institute, Babol
Abstract :
Background: It is a rare cardiac malignant primary tumor that seems to derive from the
same cellular line as myxomas, but the prognosis is very different. It is a rare cardiac
malignant primary tumor that seems to derive from the same cellular line as myxomas, but
the prognosis is very different. It is a rare cardiac malignant primary tumor that seems to
derive from the same cellular line as myxomas, but the prognosis is very different. Cardiac
myxosarcoma is a rare neoplasm that appears to rise from the same cellular source like
myxoma. It is difficult to differentiate a myxoma tumor from a myxosarcoma tumor because
of its appearance and pathology examination. Myxosercoma tumor requires surgery and
chemoradiotherapy, but myxoma is treated only by surgery.
Case Presentation: We describe a case of a 58-year-old patient with a left atrium
myxosarcoma, presenting with congestive heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiogram
(TTE) showed a large polypoid and mobile mass in the left atrium, the patient underwent
cardiac surgery and the tumor was successfully extracted, and histopathological result
revealed typical features of myxoma. 15 days after surgery, he underwent explorative
laparatomy because of progressive GI bleeding. Laparatomy revealed extensive metastatic
masses in abdomen and the pathology diagnoses was myxosaroma. Unfortunately, in spite
of supportive care, the patient expired on postoperative day one.
Conclusion: It is difficult to differentiate a myxoma tumor from a myxosarcoma tumor
because of its appearance and pathology examination. Maybe magnetic resonance imaging
can help us to achieve more data suggesting malignancy.
Keywords :
Myxosarcoma , Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE)
Journal title :
Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine (CJIM)