title: Familial cardiac myxoma: Carney's complex.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiac Treatment & Research, Southern Railway Hospital, Ayanavaram, Chennai 600023, India.
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahilmaran
authors.forename: Mukundan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seshadri
authors.forename: Pradeep G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Gurijala
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sudarsana
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: 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