Rare Occurrence of Myxoma in Heart Transplant Recipient: A Case Report - PubMed
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- Cardiac myxomas are rare in orthotopic heart transplant recipients, with fewer than 5 cases reported.
- A 57-year-old woman developed a left atrial myxoma 5 years post-heart transplant, detected during routine follow-up.
- Surgical excision confirmed the diagnosis, but DNA profiling could not determine if the tumor was of donor or recipient origin.
- The case highlights the need for long-term echocardiographic surveillance in heart transplant recipients.
- The role of immunosuppression in benign cardiac tumorigenesis remains unclear.