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- Title
Multiple cerebral aneurysms as delayed complication of left cardiac myxoma: a case report and review.
- Authors
Sabolek, M.; Bachus-Banaschak, K.; Bachus, R.; Arnold, G.; Storch, A.
- Abstract
Sabolek M, Bachus-Banaschak K, Bachus R, Arnold G, Storch A. Multiple cerebral aneurysms as delayed complication of left cardiac myxoma: a case report and review.Acta Neurol Scand 2005: 111: 345–350.© Blackwell Munksgaard 2005.Left cardiac myxoma and also consecutive embolization into the brain is well documented, whereas the association of myxomas with multiple fusiform cerebral aneurysms is rare. We analyze 33 previously reported patients and present a case of a 43-year-old woman with multiple cerebral infarctions 2 years after resection of a recurrent myxoma in the left atrium. Cerebral angiography displayed multiple fusiform aneurysms of several cerebral arteries, including a giant aneurysm of the basilar artery. Serum level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) was highly elevated. The clinical, radiological and pathological features of these aneurysms are summarized. The pathogenesis, including the role of IL-6 in the formation of myxomatous aneurysms, is discussed.
- Subjects
ANEURYSMS; VASCULAR diseases; MYXOMA; TUMORS; CEREBRAL infarction; ANGIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2005, Vol 111, Issue 6, p345
- ISSN
0001-6314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00413.x