Cerebral Metastasis Presenting after Complete Primary Resection of Atrial Myxoma: Case Report
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Metastasis of an atrial myxoma to the brain is extremely rare. Thus far there are only 17 cases reported, including our present case. Most of the brain metastases manifest only in 3 to 6 decades, after an average time frame of one to two years after surgical removal of parental tumour. We present a case of brain metastases of atrial myxoma in a teenager of the youngest age among all reported ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2015.293