title: An intriguing co-existence: atrial myxoma and cerebral cavernous malformations: case report and review of literature.
abstract: It is commonly postulated that neurologic complications of atrial myxomas are due to either direct tumor embolization or mycotic aneurysm of cerebral vasculature or rupture of mycotic aneurysms of cerebral arteries. However, the authors report the case of 63-year-old woman with a large left atrial myxoma whose progressive left-sided weakness was due to a different neurologic mechanism, namely, multiple bleeding cavernous malformations, which were visualized by magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. Cerebral cavernous malformations coexist with mesenchymal anomalies of other organs, including the liver, kidneys, and retinas. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is only the second reported case of coexistent cerebral cavernous malformations and atrial myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsyvine
authors.forename: Pierre D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Maldjian
authors.forename: Justin T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sambol
authors.forename: Constantinos J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lovoulos
authors.forename: Gal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maghari
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klapholz
authors.forename: Muhamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saric
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis