What is myxoma syndrome?
Myxoma syndrome is the name given to a group of diseases that are characterised by the presence of atrial myxomas (tumours of heart tissue) and lentigines (pigmented spots on the skin). Often other abnormalities are associated with the different disorders and this has in some cases given rise to the naming convention of these conditions. Myxoma syndromes include: • LAMB (lentigines, atrial myxomas, mucocutaneous myxomas, and blue naevi) • NAME (naevi, atrial myxomas, myxoid neurofibroma, and ephelides (freckles)) • Carney syndrome (atrial, cutaneous and mammary myxomas, lentigines, blue naevi, endocrine disorders and testicular tumours) It has been suggested that these conditions may all be part of a spectrum of manifestations of the same disorder.
