ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Carney’s Syndrome in Association with Left Atrial Myxoma
Atalay METE, Oktay SANCAKTAR, Gültekin SÜLEYMANLAR, İnci SÜLEYMANLAR, Cengiz TÜRKAY, Tülin AYDOĞDU, Ömer BAYEZİD
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı
Myxoma of the left atrium may obstruct either the mitral and pulmonary venous orifices and produce symptoms and manifestations of pulmonary hypertension. Complications include embolization, cyst and microabscess formation, syncope and sudden death. In rare cases, cardiac myxomas may appear in cojunction with primary nodular adrenal cortical disease, myxomatous mammary fibroadenomas, testicular tumors, or pituitary adenomas with gigantism or acromegaly. It is called Carney’s syndrome.

In this article we present a case of left atrial myxoma with Carney’s syndrome who was treated surgically and review the literature.

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