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Delayed cerebral metastases after left-atrial myxoma resection in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2025

Siming Liu Open the ORCID record for Siming Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Fangbao Ding  and
Jiaquan Zhu Open the ORCID record for Jiaquan Zhu [Opens in a new window]
Siming Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
Fangbao Ding
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
Jiaquan Zhu*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China
*
Corresponding author: Jiaquan Zhu; Email: dr_zhujq@126.com
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Abstract

Atrial myxoma in children is rare, with vision loss and cerebral metastasis seldom reported. We present the case of a 12-year-old girl who experienced sudden vision loss and acute infarction, with a left atrial myxoma identified and surgically resected. One year later, she was readmitted with severe neurological symptoms. Imaging revealed multiple hypometabolic brain lesions, which were confirmed as metastatic myxoma through surgical resection and pathology. This case underscores the critical need for long-term follow-up in patients with cardiac myxoma to monitor potential delayed neurological complications.

Keywords

atrial myxomacardiac tumourvision losscerebral metastasis
Type
Case Report
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 4
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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