An intriguing co-existence: atrial myxoma and cerebral cavernous malformations: case report and review of literature.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2011

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.

Volume

24

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

4

ISSN

1097-6795

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

20650606

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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