Cardiac Tumors

Paraskevaidis, Ioannis; Michalakeas, Christos A.; Papadopoulos, Constantinos; Anastasiou-Nana, Maria

doi:10.5402/2011/208929

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“…3 A definitive diagnosis always requires histological analysis. 2 Clinical presentation may be atypical or may mimic benign etiologies. 1 Mesotheliomas are rare and extremely aggressive.…”

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“…Echocardiography is the main imaging technique used, although other methods such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and 3D echocardiography provide greater accuracy. 2 Scintigraphy also has a role in diagnosis and stratification, as with other forms of cancer. 3 A definitive diagnosis always requires histological analysis.…”

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“…1 Malignant primary cardiac tumors are rare, particularly those originating in the pericardium, which is more likely to be affected by metastases. 2 Thus, defining the typical clinical presentation and diagnostic and medical management are hindered by the scarcity of cases described in the literature. 2 …”

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“…2 Thus, defining the typical clinical presentation and diagnostic and medical management are hindered by the scarcity of cases described in the literature. 2 …”

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A rare cause of pericardial disease

Ramos

Vieira

Fernandes

et al. 2013

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)

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Among cardiovascular diseases, pericardial disease has specific characteristics. Its etiology, diagnosis and medical management are not as well understood as in coronary and valvular heart disease. In most cases, its cause is benign, although the proportion decreases with more severe clinical presentation.The authors present the case of a 35-year-old man with no relevant past medical history, who went to the emergency department with what appeared to be an idiopathic case of acute pericarditis. However, over the following five months, there was an unfavorable evolution to constrictive pericarditis, requiring pericardiectomy. The final diagnosis was only made following surgery ---a rare case of a primary pericardial tumor, a mesothelioma. © 2012 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved. PALAVRAS-CHAVE Pericardite constritiva; MesoteliomaCausa rara de doença pericárdica Resumo As doenças do pericárdio apresentam-se como uma patologia particular do foro cardiovascular. Os seus componentes etiológicos e a gestão diagnóstica e terapêutica não estão tão bem compreendidos e estudados, comparativamente com outras áreas, como a doença coronária ou valvulopatias. Maioritariamente, a etiologia é benigna, mas a sua proporção diminui à medida que a apresentação e evolução clínicas são mais exuberantes.Os autores descrevem um caso de um homem de 35 anos de idade, sem antecedentes clínico-patológicos de relevo conhecidos, que se apresenta num Serviço de Urgência com o que aparenta ser um episódio de pericardite aguda de etiologia idiopática. Contudo, ao longo de cinco meses, evolui desfavoravelmente, com necessidade de orientação para pericardiectomia por pericardite constritiva. Apenas no bloco operatório foi feito o diagnóstico etiológico final. Tratava-se de um caso muito raro de neoplasia primária do pericárdio, um mesotelioma.

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“…3 A definitive diagnosis always requires histological analysis. 2 Clinical presentation may be atypical or may mimic benign etiologies. 1 Mesotheliomas are rare and extremely aggressive.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2 Thus, defining the typical clinical presentation and diagnostic and medical management are hindered by the scarcity of cases described in the literature. 2 …”

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confidence: 99%

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A rare cause of pericardial disease

Ramos

Vieira

Fernandes

et al. 2013

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)

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“…These images show sole intracardiac mass (probably metastasis) with no other cardiac involvement in a patient with metastatic lung cancer disease. This is an unusual case because of the atypic pattern of metastases in the heart [1], that more often is characterized by pericardial effusion and local extension [2] or involvement and atrial masses with invasion to the heart by the pulmonary veins [3]. Haematogenic dissemination is the most probable mechanism for this case.…”

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Cardiac intraventricular mass from lung adenocarcinoma

Grados-Saso

Lacambra

Callejo

et al. 2017

Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine

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SummaryWe present a sole intracardiac mass with no other cardiac involvement in a patient with metastatic lung cancer disease. This mass can be well characterized by advanced 3D echocardiography and echocardiographic contrast. Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine 2017; 23:9-10Keywords: mass, intracardiac, echocardiography, cancer A 70-year-old female presented with sudden low back pain. She was previously diagnosed with dyslipidaemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. There was no history of previous cardiac illness. She did not suffer from dyspnea or chest pain. Cardiovascular examination was normal, without cardiac murmurs. Musculoskeletal magnetic resonance showed L2 metastatic epiduritis and multiple lumbosacral and iliac metastatic lesions, and thoracoabdominal computed tomography showed primitive neoplasm in the upper lobe of the left lung. Pathological study of needle aspiration sample of the lung was diagnostic for adenocarcinoma.PET-study demostered lung and bone lesions and also mass in the left ventricle. A transthoracic 2D-echocardiogram was performed (Movie I in the Data supplement), showing a mass in the left ventricle.No other intracardiac masses were found and there was not pericardial effusion. Left ventricular systolic function was normal, with ejection * Corresponding address: Daniel Grados-Saso, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza. Avenida San Juan Bosco, 15, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. E-mail: danielgrados_87@hotmail.com (D. Grados-Saso). fraction of 63%. Tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valve were normal and mitral valve had trace mitral regurgitation. There was no intraventricular pressure gradient caused by the mass, by color flow Doppler and continuous wave Doppler results. Conventional transthoracic echocardiography was repeated a week later, without changes. 2D-echocardiographic study was completed with intravenous echocardiographic contrast to demonstrate perfusion of the mass, excluding the diagnosis of thrombus (Movie II in the Data supplement) and with 3D echocardiography for better visualization and establishing spatial relation-

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Tumors of the Heart and Great Vessels

Chahinian¹,

Gutstein²,

Fuster³

2017

Holland‐Frei Cancer Medicine

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Overview Primary tumors of the heart and great vessels are rare, but secondary tumors are significantly more common. Clinical manifestations of cardiac tumors depend on the location and size of the mass, not on the histopathology of the tumor. Several noninvasive imaging modalities including echocardiography, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and PET are currently available to provide complementary information on the location, extent, and tissue characteristics of a cardiac tumor. The clinical management of patients with cardiac tumors varies based on the type of tumor, clinical symptoms, and overall prognosis.

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Cardiac Tumors

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A rare cause of pericardial disease

A rare cause of pericardial disease

Cardiac intraventricular mass from lung adenocarcinoma

Tumors of the Heart and Great Vessels

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