1. [The myxoma syndrome: "cardiac myxoma, cutaneous pigmented lesions and peripheral and endocrine neoplasms". Apropos 2 cases].
- Author
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Zabala Argüelles JI, Maroto Alvaro E, Maroto Monedero C, García Fernández EJ, Mínguez García R, Vallés Serrano P, Moreno Belzué C, and Arcas Meca R
- Subjects
- Adenoma genetics, Adolescent, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms genetics, Adult, Cushing Syndrome genetics, Cushing Syndrome pathology, Female, Heart Atria, Heart Neoplasms genetics, Humans, Male, Myxoma genetics, Neoplasms, Multiple Primary genetics, Pedigree, Pigmentation Disorders genetics, Skin Neoplasms genetics, Syndrome, Adenoma pathology, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms pathology, Heart Neoplasms pathology, Myxoma pathology, Neoplasms, Multiple Primary pathology, Pigmentation Disorders pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
We present two cases, mother and son, with "syndrome myxoma". Both had cardiac myxoma and cutaneous pigmented lesions. The son had a cutaneous myxoma and the mother had been diagnosed as having Cushing's syndrome caused by adrenal adenoma. The "syndrome myxoma" is a systemic disease which causes cardiac, cutaneous, and breast myxomas, adrenal disease, testicle and pituitary tumours. Whenever it is diagnosed all first relatives should be tested for the syndrome. The patient should be re-examined every six-twelve months, due to frequent recurrence of cardiac myxoma.
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- 1994