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Right atrial myxoma with peripheral eosinophilia: Eosinophilia in cardiac myxoma
Author(s) -
Fernandes Gilson C.,
Alejandro Pajares Walter,
Amboss Natalia,
Salerno Tomas A.,
Mendoza Cesar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14405
Subject(s) - hypereosinophilia , medicine , myxoma , right atrial myxoma , atrial myxoma , cardiology , eosinophilia , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , left atrial myxoma , pathology , cardiac surgery , atrial fibrillation , left atrium
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.