FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION OF A PRIMARY RIGHT ATRIAL-MYXOMA

Authors
LAYFIELD LJ DODD LG
Citation
Lj. Layfield et Lg. Dodd, FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION OF A PRIMARY RIGHT ATRIAL-MYXOMA, Diagnostic cytopathology, 14(2), 1996, pp. 162-164
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology",Pathology
Journal title
Diagnostic cytopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
87551039
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
162 - 164
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-1039(1996)14:2<162:FAOAPR>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Cardiac myxomas are rare neoplasms usually diagnosed by echocardiograp hy. Preoperative tissue diagnosis is usually not obtained because of t he location of these neoplasms. Their cytologic appearance has only be en reported from touch imprints of operative specimens or aspirates of metastatic deposits. We report the cytologic appearance of a right at rial myxoma characterized by bland spindle cells and fragments of myxo id debris. (C) 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.