Malignant lymphoma arising in cardiac myxoma, presenting with peripheral arterial emboli

Composite tumors of cardiac myxoma and malignant lymphoma are extremely rare, with 11 of such cases reported in the literature. A 44-year-old man presented to us with abrupt right lower leg pain. A computed tomography angiogram revealed segmental obstruction of the right common femoral artery, and embolectomy was performed. The embolectomy specimen contained several clusters of degenerated round/oval atypical cells in the fibrinous or myxoid background. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that these atypical cells were negative for cytokeratin and non-specifically expressed CD45.
Source: Cardiovascular Pathology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Case report Source Type: research