Myxoma classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Cardiac myxomas are classified by the WHO histological classification of tumors of the heart, as "Benign tumors and tumor-like lesions"

Classification

According to the WHO histological classification, cardiac myxomas belong to a type of pluripotent mesenchymal tumors.