title: [Recurrence of intracardiac myxoma. A propos of 6 patients among 85 surgically treated].
abstract: It was sought to determine whether recurrent cardiac myxomas had special etiological, surgical and/or pathological features differentiating them from usual forms. This involved study of 6 recurrences occurring in 85 patients treated surgically between 1959 and 1989, as well as 33 well documented recurrences in the literature. True recurrent myxomas in young adults have a definite familial nature, frequently occurring within the context of Craney's complex and are due to a multicentre onset. Closer postoperative monitoring is therefore required in such cases. Recurrence of sporadic myxomas is generally due to incomplete excision and can be avoided by precautions regarding operative technique.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cardiovasculaire Louis-Pradel, Lyon.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loire
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Termet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012307:Risk Factors