Cardiac myxomas: causes, presentations, diagnosis, and management

Saad, Elio Assaad; Mukherjee, Tishya; Gandour, Georges; Fatayerji, Nora; Rammal, Aya; Samuel, Peter; Abdallah, Nicolas; Ashok, Tejaswini

doi:10.1007/s11845-023-03531-2

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“…Myxomas typically develop within specific regions of the heart, 75% of cases originate in the left atrium, while around 20% arise from the right atrium. 2 Because benign right heart tumors are less common than left-sided benign tumors and are often very large, these are frequently seen early before surgical resection has been attempted because of the suspicion of malignancy. 1 Only 25% of primary cardiac tumors are malignant and of these, 75% are sarcomas.…”

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2024

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep

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Background Patients with primary cardiac tumors may present with symptoms based on the size and location of the tumor. Symptoms may include congestive heart failure secondary to intracardiac obstruction, systemic embolization, arrhythmias, and constitutional symptoms. Case Description A patient presented with new onset atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Workup including open surgery revealed a primary cardiac lymphoma. Conclusion Cardiac tumors present with a variety of symptoms and are best evaluated by echocardiogram, computed tomography angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Tissue diagnosis is necessary. Although primary cardiac lymphoma is rare, long-term survival after chemotherapy and rituximab is superior to other cardiac malignancies.

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Right Atrium Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Causing Heart Failure

Doño,

Lounsbury,

Garrett

2023

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep

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Background Patients with primary cardiac tumors may present with symptoms based on the size and location of the tumor. Symptoms may include CHF secondary to intracardiac obstruction, systemic embolization, arrhythmias, and constitutional symptoms. Case Description A patient presented with new onset atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Work-up including open surgery revealed a primary cardiac lymphoma. Conclusion Cardiac tumors present with a variety of symptoms and are best evaluated by echo, CTA and MRI. Tissue diagnosis is necessary. Although PCL is rare, long-term survival after chemotherapy and rituximab is superior to other cardiac malignancies.

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“…Usually, a coronary-CT angiography with retrospective acquisition and a chest venous phase acquisition are acquired. Sometimes, a delayed acquisition can be performed to evaluate the possible presence of contrast enhancement [72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84].…”

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Cardiac Masses and Pseudomasses: An Overview about Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Background

Tagliati,

Fogante,

Palmisano

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Medicina

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A cardiac lesion detected at ultrasonography might turn out to be a normal structure, a benign tumor or rarely a malignancy, and lesion characterization is very important to appropriately manage the lesion itself. The exact relationship of the mass with coronary arteries and the knowledge of possible concomitant coronary artery disease are necessary preoperative information. Moreover, the increasingly performed coronary CT angiography to evaluate non-invasively coronary artery disease leads to a rising number of incidental findings. Therefore, CT and MRI are frequently performed imaging modalities when echocardiography is deemed insufficient to evaluate a lesion. A brief comprehensive overview about diagnostic radiological imaging and the clinical background of cardiac masses and pseudomasses is reported.

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Cardiac myxomas: causes, presentations, diagnosis, and management

Cited by 7 publications

References 77 publications

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Right Atrium Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Causing Heart Failure

Cardiac Masses and Pseudomasses: An Overview about Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Background

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