A 48-year-old woman with a rare co-occurrence of a 2.7 cm × 2.0 cm left atrial myxoma and cerebral meningioma died while awaiting surgical excision.
Case Report (n=1)
Co-occurrence of cardiac myxoma and cerebral meningioma is very rare and requires timely diagnosis and surgical treatment to avert fatal complications.
A bstract Cardiac myxomas are rare benign tumors found predominantly in the left atrium and in females. Here, we report a case of left atrial myxoma and rare co-occurrence with brain meningioma complicated by mitral valve obstruction, brain infarcts, and mass effect of the tumor. A 48-year-old woman presented with clinical features of stroke and subsequently developed generalized body weakness, exertional dyspnea, and episodes of syncope. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multifocal infarcts in the brain and meningioma affecting the optic chiasm. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial myxoma, 2.7 cm × 2.0 cm, with a ball valve effect on the mitral valve. She was managed conservatively but deteriorated and died while awaiting open-heart surgery for excision of the myxoma. Co-occurrence of cardiac myxoma and cerebral meningioma is very rare. Complications from the combined effects of both tumors could be averted by timely diagnosis and surgical treatment for better outcomes.
Ndionuka et al. (Sat,) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma and cerebral meningioma (n=1). Conservative management (awaiting surgery) was evaluated. A 48-year-old woman with a rare co-occurrence of a 2.7 cm × 2.0 cm left atrial myxoma and cerebral meningioma died while awaiting surgical excision.