Key result
Cardiac myxoma is capable of recurrent cerebral metastatic spread despite complete surgical excision and a benign histological appearance.
Population
1 65-year-old patient who had complete excision of an atrial myxoma
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May prompt extended neuroimaging surveillance after myxoma resection; leaves open optimal follow-up strategies and metastatic mechanisms.
Highlights that cardiac myxomas can metastasize to the brain despite benign histology.
Rodrigues et al. (2006) studied this question. Cardiac myxoma is capable of recurrent cerebral metastatic spread despite complete surgical excision and a benign histological appearance.
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