Familial cardiac myxoma: Carney's complex.
We report a case of Carney's complex in a 12-year-old boy who had the characteristic features of multiple cutaneous tumors, pigmentation, and biatrial myxoma. His large right atrial myxoma almost occluded the tricuspid valve and presented a life-threatening emergency. Surgery saved his life, but recurrence of myxoma was noted on follow-up. The familial nature of the condition is highlighted by the case of the patient's 44-year-old mother, who also presented with features of Carney's complex: multiple cutaneous tumors and a tiny, asymptomatic, left atrial myxoma, which was detected during routine echocardiographic screening.
Mahilmaran
Asha
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Institute for Cardiac Treatment & Research, Southern Railway Hospital, Ayanavaram, Chennai 600023, India.
Seshadri
Mukundan
M
Nayar
Pradeep G
PG
Sudarsana
Gurijala
G
Abraham
K A
KA
D002648:Child; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome