Complicated Sporadic Cardiac Myxomas : A Second Recurrence and Myxomatous Cerebral Aneurysms in One Patient

A second recurrence of an excised nonfamilial cardiac myxoma is rare. Myxomatous cerebral aneurysms as a complication of cardiac myxomas are equally rare. A unique case of a patient with a total of 4 myxomas over a 20-year interval is presented. Her most recent presentation was a second recurrence o...

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Published in:Case reports in surgery 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-3
Main Authors: Iskandar, Mazen E., Dimitrova, Kamellia, Geller, Charles M., Hoffman, Darryl M., Tranbaugh, Robert F.
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Language:English
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Summary:A second recurrence of an excised nonfamilial cardiac myxoma is rare. Myxomatous cerebral aneurysms as a complication of cardiac myxomas are equally rare. A unique case of a patient with a total of 4 myxomas over a 20-year interval is presented. Her most recent presentation was a second recurrence of a left atrial myxoma, a de novo right atrial myxoma, and multiple cerebral myxomatous aneurysms. The challenging reconstruction of the normal anatomy was achieved with the use of porcine extracellular matrix patches. A diagnostic cerebral angiogram was later performed, and the aneurysms will be monitored for growth and possible intervention.
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2013/642394