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:* Older age at the time of diagnosis is associated with a worse prognosis.
:*Isolated cells with irregular cellular borders, mild or no atypia, no mitosis


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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center | '''Genetics'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;"|
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:* Males are associated with a worse prognosis when compared to females.
:*[[PRKAR1A]] gene plays an important role in cardiac development and myxomagenesis
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:* Patient's poor [[performance status]] is associated with a worse prognosis.
:*Smooth, lobulated mass can be friable or gelatinous
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center | '''Micropathology'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
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:*Binet stages B and C or Rai stages 2-4 are associated with a worse prognosis.
:*Inflammatory infiltrate with hemosiderin, calcifications and extramedullary hemopoyesis


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:*A rapid [[lymphocyte]] doubling time is associated with a worse prognosis.
:*Vimentin, endothelial and neural markers




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Latest revision as of 15:13, 24 November 2015

Cardiac Myxoma
Features Description
General aspects
  • Isolated cells with irregular cellular borders, mild or no atypia, no mitosis
Genetics
  • PRKAR1A gene plays an important role in cardiac development and myxomagenesis
Gross Pathology
  • Smooth, lobulated mass can be friable or gelatinous
Micropathology
  • Inflammatory infiltrate with hemosiderin, calcifications and extramedullary hemopoyesis
Inmunohistochemistry
  • Vimentin, endothelial and neural markers