Open AccessVascular tangle in the inter-atrial septum – Is it the source of cardiac myxoma?
Author(s) -
Pradeep Vaideeswar,
Subhash Yadav
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1215_20
Subject(s) - endocardium , myxoma , vasculogenesis , histogenesis , medicine , anatomy , histology , pathology , autopsy , atrial septum , lumen (anatomy) , interatrial septum , left atrium , biology , cardiology , immunohistochemistry , stem cell , progenitor cell , atrial fibrillation , genetics
Cardiac myxomas (CMs) are the most common primary tumors of the heart, said to be derived from pluripotent cardiac stem cells. They are most often attached to the left side of the inter-atrial septum (IAS) and a feature noted at the site of attachment is a conglomeration of thick-walled vessels that has been noted to precede the development of myxomas.