Key result
Surgical excision successfully removes a massive right ventricular myxoma in a Carney complex patient.
Population
1 45-year-old woman with Carney complex presenting with pyrexia, temporary loss of consciousness, and a…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Recurrent myxomas in Carney complex warrant extended surveillance; leaves open optimal screening intervals and protocols.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Highlights the high recurrence rate of cardiac myxomas in patients with Carney complex and the need for close, long-term observation.
Tamura et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Carney Complex with Right Ventricular Myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Surgical outcome. Surgical excision of a massive right ventricular myxoma was successfully performed in a 45-year-old woman with Carney complex who had previously undergone two excisions of left atrial myxomas.
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