Key result
Surgical excision of left atrial myxoma eliminates residual tumor and prevents further neurological deficits.
Population
One 54-year-old woman with embolization in both cerebral hemispheres
Design
Case report
Authors
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Adds sparse case evidence for myxoma excision post-stroke; leaves open need for registries before broader adoption.
Case Report (n=1)
Cardiac myxoma is a rare but important cause of cerebrovascular events that requires prompt surgical excision to prevent recurrent systemic embolization.
Gouveia et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Embolic stroke due to atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Neurological deficits and residual tumor mass. Surgical excision of a left atrial cardiac myxoma in a 54-year-old woman presenting with embolic stroke resulted in no residual tumor mass and no further neurological deficits.
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