Recurrent cerebral metastasis from a cardiac myxoma: case report and review of literature.
We report the case of a 65-year-old patient who had complete excision of an atrial myxoma and subsequently presented to our unit with recurrent cerebral metastasis. The case demonstrates that cardiac myxoma despite benign histological appearance is capable of metastatic spread.
Rodrigues
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Department of Neurosurgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, UK. desieberyl@desiderio.fsnet.co.uk
Matthews
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Scoones
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Aziz
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Nath
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D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology