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British Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 20, 2006 - Issue 5
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CaseReport

Recurrent cerebral metastasis from a cardiac myxoma: case report and review of literature

Mr D. Rodrigues Departments of NeurosurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]
,
N. Matthews Departments of Neurosurgery
,
D. Scoones Neuropathology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, UK
,
F. Aziz Departments of Neurosurgery
&
F. Nath Departments of Neurosurgery
Pages 318-320 | Received 08 Dec 2005, Accepted 15 Aug 2006, Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

We report the case of a 65-year-old patient who had complete excision of an atrial myxoma and subsequently presented to our unit with recurrent cerebral metastasis. The case demonstrates that cardiac myxoma despite benign histological appearance is capable of metastatic spread.

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