Myxoma Complex Associated with Transient Hyperthyroidism: Are Diseases of the Thyroid Part of the Complex?

Abstract

The myxoma complex is a very rare disease. We report on a 31-year-old woman who suffered a hyperthyreosis, which resolved spontaneously. A few months later she developed a Cushing's Syndrome, caused by a primary adrenocortical nodular dysplasia. A bilateral adrenalectomy had to be performed. 15 months after this Operation she developed a cerebral infarction caused by an embolus from a left atrial myxoma. Our patient is a further case of Carney's Syndrome. The aspect of the hyperthyreosis is interesting: Perhaps disease of the thyroid represents a new element of Carney's Syndrome.

Key words

Cardiac myxoma - Bilateral primary adrenocortical nodular dysplasia - Myxoma complex - Carney's syndrome - Hyperthyroidism