Brain metastases and multiple cerebral aneurysms from cardiac myxoma: case report and review of the literature.
Cardiac myxoma, the most common benign cardiac tumour, can determine brain metastases or multiple cerebral aneurysms, but very few cases of both complications have been reported. We discuss the therapeutic management in the case of a patient, operated for a cardiac myxoma, who presented three intracerebral tumours and five cerebral microaneurysms.
National Institute of Neurology and Neurovascular Diseases-Bucharest, Neurosurgical Department, Bucharest, Romania. muguradoi@yahoo.com
Mugurel Petrinel
MP
Radoi
Florin
F
Stefanescu
Dorel
D
Arsene
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery