TABLE 181.1 Symptoms at Presentation | ||||
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syndromic context. Those tumors occurring in the setting of CNC have a relatively high rate of recurrence (10% to 20%), while those outside of CNC have a very low recurrence rate (<5%).17,18 Most recurrences occurring in nonsyndromic tumors occur as a result of incomplete tumor resection, which is why it is recommended that the cardiac surgeon take a rim of normal tissue at the attachment site to ensure complete excision.
TABLE 181.2 Diagnostic Criteria for Carney Complexa | ||||||||||||
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![]() FIGURE 181.2 ▲ Cardiac myxoma with endocardial attachment (arrowhead). A rim of the myocardium is typically taken with the tumor at surgical resection to ensure completeness of excision. |
thromboembolic symptoms, either from adherent surface thrombus on the finger-like projections of tumor or from the friable tumor itself.19
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