Abstract
Background: Cardiac myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumors. It is known that inflammatory markers are increased in the setting of myxoma, like C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and interleukin-6. The association between cardiac myxoma and abnormal blood cell counts has been scarcely reported. Results: We present a patient with a right atrial myxoma found incidentally, who had hypereosinophilia, which dramatically resolved after resection of the tumor. Conclusion: Hypereosinophilia has mostly been found in patients with heart malignancies. It is extremely uncommon in patients with cardiac myxoma; therefore, its presence may signify a distinct biological tumoral behavior with the potential to become a marker of disease activity or recurrence. The true significance of this finding is still unknown and requires further investigation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 507-510 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of cardiac surgery |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- atrial myxoma
- eosinophilia
- heart neoplasms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine