biostudies-literatureUnknown76(1)Singh D<h4>Background</h4>Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary benign tumors of the heart usually presenting as an oval mass attached to the interatrial septum. Mild heterogenous enhancement is typically seen upon contrast administration. Myxomas are benign, however can present with embolic episodes necessitating prompt diagnosis and treatment.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A middle-aged woman presenting with acute ischemic stroke was detected to have a complex cystic mass in the left atrium on echocardiography. Further evaluation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging narrowed a differential diagnosis to hemangioma, hemangioendothelioma, sarcoma, hydatid cysts, bronchogenic cysts, and cystic variant of cardiac myxoma. CTA demonstrated arterial supply from the left circumflex artery supplying The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology139https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11467151biostudies-literatureCystic cardiac myxoma: a rare variant of cardiac myxoma in a woman with acute stroke.PMC11467151Jagia PZameer AArava SKMukherjee ASingh DfalseCystic cardiac myxoma: a rare variant of cardiac myxoma in a woman with acute stroke.<h4>Background</h4>Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary benign tumors of the heart usually presenting as an oval mass attached to the interatrial septum. Mild heterogenous enhancement is typically seen upon contrast administration. Myxomas are benign, however can present with embolic episodes necessitating prompt diagnosis and treatment.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A middle-aged woman presenting with acute ischemic stroke was detected to have a complex cystic mass in the left atrium on echocardiography. Further evaluation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging narrowed a differential diagnosis to hemangioma, hemangioendothelioma, sarcoma, hydatid cysts, bronchogenic cysts, and cystic variant of cardiac myxoma. CTA demonstrated arterial supply from the left circumflex artery supplying 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Oct2025-04-22T10:54:23.136Z2025-04-05T23:45:22.489ZS-EPMC114671513939029210.1186/s43044-024-00571-6