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Case Report: Giant myxosarcoma involving both atria.
Jianbo Xue1, Yiming Ni2, Jinyu Zheng1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China.
Frontiers in Surgery
|May 18, 2026
Summary
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with myxosarcomas being extremely uncommon malignant heart tumors. This case highlights a young patient with a giant cardiac myxosarcoma, emphasizing its aggressive behavior and diagnostic challenges.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with benign types like myxomas being more common than malignant sarcomas.
- Cardiac myxosarcomas are exceptionally rare malignant tumors with a poor prognosis, often presenting insidiously in younger adults.
- Preoperative misdiagnosis as myxomas due to similar imaging and gross features is common, leading to inadequate surgical resection.