| Identifier |
walsh_2000_s2_c1 |
| Title |
Atrial Amaurosis |
| Creator |
Paul W. Brazis, MD, Mayo Clinic |
| Subject |
Heart Neoplasms; Sarcoma; Amaurosis Fugax; Myxoma |
| History |
A 45-year old male with transient blindness OS of a 30-second duration. Previous history significant for diplopia and global headache. |
| Pathology |
Left atrial myxoma with thromboembolism to OD. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
High-grade fibrohistiocytoma |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Transient blindness OD |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery |
| References |
1. McAllister HA. Primary tumors of the heart and pericardium. Curr Probl Cardiol 1979;4:1-51. 2. Silverman NA. Primary cardiac tumors. Ann Surg 1980;191:127-38. 3. Chitwood Jr. Cardiac neoplasms: Current diagnosis, pathology and therapy. J Cardiac Surg 4. Putnam JB. Primary cardiac sarcomas. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:906-10. 5. Eilber FR and Eckardt J. Surgical management of soft tissue sarcomas. Semin Oncola 1997;24:526-33. 6. Savoia MT. Transesophageal echocardiography-guided transvenous biopsy of a cardiac sarcoma. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1997;10:752-5. 7. Michler RE and Goldstein DJ. Treatment of cardiac tumors by orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Semin Oncol 1997;24:534-9. 8. Movsas B. Primary cardiac sarcoma: A novel treatment approach. Chest 1998;114:648-52. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 2000 Walsh Session, March 25-26. |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64q7xq7 |
| Contributor Primary |
Brazis, Paul |
| Contributor Secondary |
Kostick, D.; Tun, H.; Maples, W.; Malouf, Y.; Finck, S. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178135 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q7xq7 |
