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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb;31(1):88-89.
doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.31.1.88. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion by Left Atrial Myxoma

Yong Tae Shin  1 , Jong Ho Kim  1 , Dong Ho Park  1 , Jae Pil Shin  1 , In Taek Kim  1
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Case Reports

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion by Left Atrial Myxoma

Yong Tae Shin et al. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. (A) Fundus photograph of the left eye shows retinal artery attenuation and a cherry-red spot. (B) Optical coherence tomography shows severe edema in the macula. (C) Fluorescein angiography of the left eye shows a delay in arterial filling at 5 minutes 37 seconds. (D) Brain diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging shows acute multiple signal changes (red arrow) in the left middle cerebral artery territory. (E) Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography scan shows a heterogeneous mass (red arrow) with fluid density in the left atrium. (F) Section from excised tissue shows CD31 positivity in the abundant blood vessels (red arrow), original magnification ×100. (G,H) Follow-up fundus photograph and optical coherence tomography show atrophy of macula and optic disc.
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