title: Recurrent cardiac myxoma in a 25 year old male: a DNA study.
abstract: We present a 25 year old Caucasian male patient with multiple recurrences of cardiac myxomas after surgical removal of the original tumor. His mother was operated on for right ventricular myxoma. The genetic analyses disclosed an aneuploid DNA content by flow cytometry analysis. The familial form of the cardiac myxomas must be distinguished from Carney complex syndrome. A long- term echocardiographic follow up is recommended to patients and their first degree relatives with cardiac myxomas.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Onasis Cardiac Surgery Center Hospital, Athens, Greece. kontoloi@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Kontogiorgi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marina
authors.forename: Kalodimou E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Vasiliki
authors.forename: Samanidis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Vartela
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vasiliki
authors.forename: Tasouli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Androniki
authors.forename: Ghiatas
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Kaklamanis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: Karabinis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andreas
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alkiviadis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000782:Aneuploidy; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery