Cardiac Myxoma: Case Report

Abstract

Cardiac tumors can be divided into primary and secondary tumors. Approximately 75% of the primary tumors are benign neoplasms, of which the myxoma represents half of the cases reported. This neoplasm is usually observed in adults between 30 and 50 years of age. They typically appear in cardiac auricle, with the left one being most affected. Familial cases described originate the myxo- matous complex, in which the myxomas are multiple, producing the Carney Syndrome. The case of a 30-year-old female patient, whose body was taken by public prosecutors to the judicial morgue of San Pedro Sula, is presented for the autopsy and the cause of death. She was taken to the hospital Dr. Mario Catarino Rivas for her husband with a history of precordial pain. With previous history of chest pain, treated as osteochondritis, presented cardiac failure and died within minutes of reaching the emergency. The husband requests an autopsy to determine cause of death, considering that it could be a case of Mal Praxis, an autopsy is performed in which the existence of a cardiac myxoma of 7x3cm in the right auricle is determined.

Keywords

Heart Atria, Carney complex, Myxoma