Left Atrial Myxoma Infected With Fusobacterium Nucleatum

Authors

  • José M. Abuelo Department of Surgery and Medico-Surgical Specialities. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Javier García Carro Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Javier Caneiro Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Mohammad El-Diasty Division of Cardiac Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1807-8397
  • Angel Luis Fernandez Gonzalez Department of Surgery and Medico-Surgical Specialities. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-8221

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.287

Keywords:

cardiac myxoma, endocarditis, tumor, septic emboli, splenic abscess

Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumours in adults. Clinical presentation is variable, with few cases of infected myxomas reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of a 63-year-old patient who presented with splenic abscesses and a left atrial mass suggestive of emboligen myxoma. The patient underwent a successful emergency sur- gical excision of the atrial mass followed by splenectomy. Blood cultures were positive for Fusobacterium nucleatum, whereas the histopathological examination of the excised mass confirmed the presence of a myxoma with a marked inflammatory infiltrate. All these findings allowed us to confirm the diagnosis of definite infected myxoma. Some aspects related to the aetiology, diagnosis and management of this entity are discussed.

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Published

05-10-2022

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Abuelo JM, García Carro J, Caneiro J, El-Diasty M, Fernandez Gonzalez AL. Left Atrial Myxoma Infected With Fusobacterium Nucleatum. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 5 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];29(3):55-7. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/287

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2022): Jul - Sep

Section

Clinical Cases

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