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There is no specific blood test for the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma. However, constitutional symptoms are | There is no specific blood test for the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma. However, constitutional symptoms are associated with the following blood count (CBC) findings:<ref name="pmid26351445">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ezerioha N, Feng W |title=Intracardiac Myxoma, Cerebral Aneurysms and Elevated Interleukin-6 |journal=Case Rep Neurol |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=152–5 |year=2015 |pmid=26351445 |pmc=4560324 |doi=10.1159/000437256 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Anemia]] | *[[Anemia]] - Normochromic or hypochromic. | ||
*[[Leukocytosis]] | *[[Leukocytosis]] | ||
*Elevated [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]](ESR) | *Elevated [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]](ESR) | ||
*[[C-reactive protein]] | *[[C-reactive protein]] | ||
*Serum | *Serum globulin level - Hypergammaglobulinemia | ||
*IL-6 | *[[IL-6]] - Atrial myxoma cells are capable of producing IL-6. Therefore, IL-6 is commonly used as a marker of recurrence in cardiac myxomas. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Laboratory findings consistent with cardiac myxoma show anemia, leukocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. However this results tend to be non-diagnostic.
Laboratory Findings
The clinical utility of laboratory tests in the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma is low.[1]
Blood tests
There is no specific blood test for the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma. However, constitutional symptoms are associated with the following blood count (CBC) findings:[2]
- Anemia - Normochromic or hypochromic.
- Leukocytosis
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR)
- C-reactive protein
- Serum globulin level - Hypergammaglobulinemia
- IL-6 - Atrial myxoma cells are capable of producing IL-6. Therefore, IL-6 is commonly used as a marker of recurrence in cardiac myxomas.
References
- ↑ Reynen K (1995). "Cardiac myxomas". N. Engl. J. Med. 333 (24): 1610–7. doi:10.1056/NEJM199512143332407. PMID 7477198.
- ↑ Ezerioha N, Feng W (2015). "Intracardiac Myxoma, Cerebral Aneurysms and Elevated Interleukin-6". Case Rep Neurol. 7 (2): 152–5. doi:10.1159/000437256. PMC 4560324. PMID 26351445.