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HYALURONIC-ACID IN A CARDIAC MYXOMA - A BIOCHEMICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS VIRCHOWS ARCHIV A-PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY Longaker, M. T., Chiu, E. S., Hendin, B., Finkbeiner, W. E., Stern, R. 1991; 418 (5): 435-437

Abstract

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. This tumor has a gelatinous stroma that is thought to be composed of glycosaminoglycans, the classical acid mucopolysaccharide ground substance. We examined both biochemically and histologically the hyaluronic acid in a case of cardiac myxoma using a newly developed hyaluronic acid-binding protein probe. We observed that hyaluronic acid was localized in the amorphous stroma and occurred at levels 30 times that found in normal atrial septum.

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