A 54-year-old man presented with cough, breathlessness, and fatigue. Echocardiography showed multiple masses in the left atrium, right atrium, and left ventricle. The patient underwent emergency surgery with a diagnosis of multicentric myxoma. Postoperative histopathology showed squamous cell carcinoma.
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