title: Atrial myxoma and bone changes: a paraneoplastic syndrome?
abstract: Atrial myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart and are difficult to diagnose due to a wide variety of presenting symptoms. We present a patient with a five-year history of visual loss, vertigo, ataxia, tinnitus, and bone lesions that resolved after diagnosis and resection of an atrial myxoma. This case not only highlights an unusual presentation of atrial myxomas but also raises the question of whether atrial myxomas can produce paraneoplastic syndromes, including bone abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA. marcussmith@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Marcus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Muhammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Mary Beth
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Pedro M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lozano
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D012074:Remission Induction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed