Key result
Surgical excision of left atrial myxoma in Carney complex relieves symptoms without 6-month recurrence.
Case Report (n=1)
Reports a rare case of Carney complex with a unique association of left atrial myxoma, superficial angiomyxoma, giant cell tumour of bone, and lentigines successfully treated with surgical excision.
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May prompt Carney complex screening in myxoma patients with skin/bone lesions; extends phenotypic descriptions but leaves open systematic study.
Borkar et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Carney Complex (n=1). Surgical excision of left atrial myxoma was evaluated on Surgical recovery and recurrence. Surgical excision of a left atrial myxoma in a 47-year-old male with Carney complex resulted in an uneventful recovery with significant relief of clinical symptoms and no recurrence at 6 months.
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