Second recurrence of familial atrial myxomas: mother and daughter simultaneously
Autor: | Zehra Bayramoglu, Kerem Oral, Mehmet Ezelsoy, Belhhan Akpinar |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Daughter business.industry animal diseases media_common.quotation_subject Mucocutaneous zone Atrial myxoma virus diseases Myxoma Family aggregation General Medicine medicine.disease cardiovascular system Medicine In patient cardiovascular diseases Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business neoplasms Cardiac myxomas Carney complex media_common |
Zdroj: | Cardiovascular Journal of Africa. 30:e3-e6 |
ISSN: | 1680-0745 1995-1892 |
Popis: | Sporadic ca rdiac myxomas rarely recur, however recurrence rates are higher in patients with a familial aggregation or Carney complex. Carney complex is characterised by multiple mucocutaneous lesions and accounts for up to two-thirds of familial cardiac myxomas. A second recurrence is very rare, even in the case of Carney complex. We report on two cases of recurrent cardiac myxoma, a mother and daughter, who concurrently presented with a second recurrence of atrial myxomas. The time interval between the first and second recurrence following surgery was four years in both. The possibility of repeat recurrence of cardiac myxomas demonstrates the importance of regular echocardiography to detect recurrence and to prevent the potential complications associated with cardiac myxomas. Family screening should be recommended for familial myxomas. |
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