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Case Reports
[Myxoma of the left atrium: a cause of retinal artery embolism not to be ignored. Apropos of a case].
- P Gain, M Chanu, G Poulard, A De Baillis, P Garnier, J P Favre, S Boucheron, and J Maugery.
- Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de Bellevue, Saint-Etienne.
- J Fr Ophtalmol. 1995 Jan 1; 18 (4): 319-23.
AbstractWe report a case of retinal artery obstruction in a 56-year-old woman which proved to be a first symptom of a left atrial myxoma. The patient also had an inflammatory syndrome and a transient embolism of the cerebellum and the left leg. Two dimensional echocardiography showed an atrial mass compatible with myxoma. This diagnosis was confirmed by histological analysis of the surgically-removed tumour.
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