T2*-weighted and contrast-enhanced MRI revealed that multiple cortical hypointense lesions corresponded to micro-aneurysmal lesions in a 60-year-old woman with cardiac myxoma.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report suggests a potential association between cortical microbleeds and microaneurysmal changes in patients with cardiac myxoma based on MRI findings.
Multiple cortical hypointense lesions on T2*-weighted images and ischemic lesions are one of the radiological manifestations of cardiac myxoma, while the mechanism of the hypointense lesions is inconclusive. We describe a 60-year-old woman with a cardiac myxoma who presented with multiple ischemic lesions and cortical hypointense lesions revealed by T2*-weighted images. A gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted image revealed micro-aneurysmal lesions, which corresponded to the hypointense lesions. Previous pathological studies have revealed that aneurysmal lesions could be caused by cardiac myxoma. Our findings suggest a potential association between cortical microbleeds and microaneurysmal changes in patients with cardiac myxoma.
Shima et al. (Tue,) conducted a case report in Cardiac myxoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated. T2*-weighted and contrast-enhanced MRI revealed that multiple cortical hypointense lesions corresponded to micro-aneurysmal lesions in a 60-year-old woman with cardiac myxoma.