Atrial myxoma: a review of the neurological complications, metastases, and recurrences.
The neurological complications secondary to embolism from atrial myxoma are reviewed. A patient with intracranial and skeletal metastases is described to emphasise the malignant potentiality of this tumour. A classification of atrial myxoma metastases is presented.
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local