title: [Myxoma of the left atrium: a cause of retinal artery embolism not to be ignored. Apropos of a case].
abstract: We report a case of retinal artery obstruction in a 56-year-old woman which proved to be a first symptom of a left atrial myxoma. The patient also had an inflammatory syndrome and a transient embolism of the cerebellum and the left leg. Two dimensional echocardiography showed an atrial mass compatible with myxoma. This diagnosis was confirmed by histological analysis of the surgically-removed tumour.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de Bellevue, Saint-Etienne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chanu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poulard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Baillis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boucheron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maugery
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Myxome de l'oreillette gauche: une cause d'embolie artérielle rétinienne à ne pas méconnaître. A propos d'une observation.