Abstract

Left atrial myxomas are a rare but well known cause of cerebrovascular accidents in young people. Cerebral embolism is the most common cause of cerebral ischemic stroke. The intracranial aneurysm is rarely associated with myxoma. We report the case of a patient who had an operation of PICA aneurysm due to subarachnoid hemorrhage ten months before the discovery of the large left atrial myxoma. Fortunately, the untimely diagnosis of the myxoma did not have other consequences. In order to prevent possible complications of we should keep in mind that these two apparently different entities could be associated.

Highlights

  • Atrial myxomas represent approximately of all cardiac tumors

  • We report the case of a patient who had the operation of a. posterior inferior cerebelli (PICA) aneurysm due to subarachnoid hemorrhage ten months before the discovery of the large left atrial myxoma

  • Etration and infiltration of myxomatous tumor cells into the arterial wall which cause dilatation of arterial lumen by subendothelial growth. This theory is supported by some pathohistological studies which detect myxoma cells in the wall of aneurysms with interruption of the internal elastic lamina by invading tumor cells [ ]

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Introduction

Atrial myxomas represent approximately of all cardiac tumors. About of them are located in the left atrium [ ]. Posterior inferior cerebelli (PICA) aneurysm due to subarachnoid hemorrhage ten months before the discovery of the large left atrial myxoma. IVANOVIĆ ET AL.: CEREBRAL ANEURYSM ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIAC MYXOMA: CASE REPORT

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