RESUMEN - Vol. 28 - Nº 1 - Abril 2013
Myxoma: neurological and rheumatological manifestations. Cases report
Tomás Zamora Bastidas 1, Daira E. Maya Ruiz 2, Magda Rangel 3,
Nelson López Garzón 4, Milton Bermúdez Joaquí 4
1. Médico Neurólogo. Internista. Docente Departamento de Medicina Interna. Facultad Ciencias de la Salud Universidad del Cauca, Colombia.
2. Residente 3 años. Especialización en Medicina Interna. Universidad del Cauca, Colombia.
3. Residente 2 años. Especialización en Medicina Interna. Universidad del Cauca, Colombia.
4. Cardiólogos internistas. Hospital San José. Departamento de Medicina Interna. Unicauca.
Recibido enero 1, 2013; aceptado marzo 25, 2013
Summary
Objective: To report three cases of left atrial cardiac myxoma in female patients.
Study Design: Case reports.
Location: University Hospital San José de Popayan (HUSJ), Faculty of Health Sciences. Department of Internal Medicine. Universidad del Cauca. 3 female patients. 2 had neurological involvement due to embolic acute cerebral vascular attack and 1 had rheumatologic manifestations.
Intervention: Echocardiograms. Brain computed tomography (CT scan). Resection of cardiac mass. Pathologic confirmation.
Result: successful treatment.
Conclusions: Patients with atrial cardiac myxoma usually produce cardiac symptoms but, given its clinical variability, can manifest with brain involvement or simulate rheumatic syndromes. Once the cause was identified, in all three cases, tumor resection was performed.
Correspondencia:Tomás Zamora Bastida. Correo electrónico: tzamora@unicauca.edu.co