Cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: does it recur after complete surgical resection in an adult?

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Xuedong YangYu Wang

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is currently considered to be a low-grade neoplasm, and it rarely involves the heart. We reported a rare case of a 59-year-old female who received cardiac surgery for complete resection of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the left atrium. Five months after surgery, the patient presented with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and subsequent sudden death due to a left atrial tumor which protruded into the left ventricle through mitral annulus during diastole. The recurrence of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the left atrium was strongly suggested clinically.

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Mar 22, 2014·Pediatric and Developmental Pathology : the Official Journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society·Bin XuChantal Bernard
Oct 18, 2014·World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery·Amanda L EilersS Adil Husain
Aug 29, 2020·Cardiovascular Pathology : the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology·Matteo PonzoniMassimo A Padalino

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