Cardiac myxoma metastasizing to the brain
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 72 (2) , 295-298
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1990.72.2.0295
Abstract
A 55-year-old man, who had previously had a left atrial myxoma excised, developed recurrent hematomas of the left occipital lobe. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of metastatic myxoma.Keywords
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