Metastases to the Right Ventricle

Carlin, Brian; Dianzumba, Sinda; Joyner, Claude R.

doi:10.1378/chest.93.6.1320a

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“…Statistically, the primary tumours of the heart more frequently develop in the left heart chambers, as for example, the rhabdomyosarcomas and the myxomas of the left atrium. There may be invasion and involvement of the right heart chambers at the moment of diagnosis or the appearance of the first symptoms [2,5,9,[13][14][15]20].…”

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Tumores cardíacos malignos

Lima¹,

Crotti²

2004

Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc

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Neoplasms of the cardiovascular system are rare pathologies associated with non-specific signs and symptoms. Cardiac neoplasms should be considered when treating cardiac arrhythmia, Hiss-Purkinje conduction system dysfunction and ischemic syndromes. Tumours of the cardiac muscle are rhabdomyosarcomas that develop frequently in the left chambers, mainly the left ventricle. Among endovascular tumours, the most common one is the myxoma of left atrium and its variant forms. Metastatic tumours of the heart, among them the malignant melanoma, affect the right ventricle more commonly (anterior wall and septum, with invasion of the left ventricle), in the nondisseminated form. Late diagnosis results in high morbidity and mortality rates whether surgical treatment is given or not. The authors describe the case of a right ventricle melanoma patient, comparing the diagnostic approach and treatment with published data. The treatment of choice of cardiac muscle malignant tumours (both primary and metastatic) is non-conclusive according to our literature review. Due to the low incidence of this pathology, the authors suggest additional meta-analytic studies should be performed to establish diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for the malignant tumours of the heart.

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“…In patients in whom there is dissemination of a tumour to the pericardium, the initial and predominant signs and symptoms are related to the presence of neoplastic secretion around the heart. Thus, they are related to great pericardial strokes and heart tamponade [20].…”

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Tumores cardíacos malignos

Lima¹,

Crotti²

2004

Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc

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“…There may be invasion and involvement of the right heart chambers at the moment of diagnosis or the appearance of the first symptoms [2,5,9,[13][14][15]20].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

<![CDATA[<b>Malignant cardiac tumours</b>]]>

Lima¹,

Crotti²

2004

Braz. j. cardiovasc. surg.

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Neoplasms of the cardiovascular system are rare pathologies associated with non-specific signs and symptoms. Cardiac neoplasms should be considered when treating cardiac arrhythmia, Hiss-Purkinje conduction system dysfunction and ischemic syndromes. Tumours of the cardiac muscle are rhabdomyosarcomas that develop frequently in the left chambers, mainly the left ventricle.Among endovascular tumours, the most common one is the myxoma of left atrium and its variant forms. Metastatic tumours of the heart, among them the malignant melanoma, affect the right ventricle more commonly (anterior wall and septum, with invasion of the left ventricle), in the nondisseminated form. Late diagnosis results in high morbidity and mortality rates whether surgical treatment is given or not. The authors describe the case of a right ventricle melanoma patient, comparing the diagnostic approach and treatment with published data. The treatment of choice of cardiac muscle malignant tumours (both primary and metastatic) is non-conclusive according to our literature review. Due to the low incidence of this pathology, the authors suggest additional meta-analytic studies should be performed to establish diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for the malignant tumours of the heart. Descriptors: Heart neoplasm. Melanoma. Myxoma. Arrhythmia. Cardiac surgical procedures.

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Metastases to the Right Ventricle

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Tumores cardíacos malignos

Tumores cardíacos malignos

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