Coexistence of Atrial Myxoma and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Abstract

GISTs may be present in all parts of the gastrointestinal tract, but most often in the stomach (50%) and the small intestine (25%). In addition, the tumor can rarely be located in the colorectal (10%), omentum/mesentery (7%), and esophagus (5%).5 GISTs of 2 cm or less are typically asymptomatic and incidentally detected during surgery, radiology, or endoscopy for any other reason. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, abdominal mass, dyspeptic complaints, and dysphagia.6 Most of the primary cardiac tumors (80%) are benign, and the most common benign heart tumor is atrial myxoma. Although myxomas may develop from all cardiac cavities, they are sporadic tumors and most commonly localized in the left atrium (75%). These tumors, which can be seen in all ages and more frequently in women, may occur with cerebral or peripheral embolism findings, and patients J Oncol Sci.2020;6(2):119-22