Unusual case of left atrial myxoma with gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Unusual case of left atrial myxoma with gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2018 Jan 01;:218492318755595

Authors: Singh NP, Nagpal SDS, Goel AK, Dhingra BK

Abstract
Cardiac myxomas are rare tumors. Esophageal adenocarcinomas are common tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Simultaneous occurrence of these tumors has not been reported. A 52-year-old gentleman presented to our hospital with dysphagia and was diagnosed with esophageal adenocarcinoma. Routine echocardiography discovered a cardiac tumor in the left atrium. The cardiac tumor was surgically removed and biopsy confirmed a myxoma. We removed the cardiac tumor as the first step and then initiated neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It is ideal to constitute a multidisciplinary team to decide on the course of treatment in such cases.

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