Myxoma of the heart (RCD code: VI-1A.1)
Full Text:
Abstract
Myxomas are the most common primary benign intracardiac tumors. Typically they locate in the left atrium (LA) or right atrium (RA) and are composed of cells, that originate from multipotent mesenchyme. The clinical manifestations of myxomas depend on the anatomic location of the tumor, its size, as well as its mobility. We present two case reports that concern the management of myxoma. The first diagnostic approach for assessment of the myxomas is two dimensional echocardiography. Computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance (MR) play especially role in providing diagnostic information useful toward surgical planning. Surgical operation and resection of the myxoma is a definite and curative therapy The risk for recurrence of the myxoma is about 2–5 %. The annual clinical surveillance and echocardiographic assesment is reccomended to all patients who undergo a myxoma operation.. JRCD 2013; 1 (4): 29–32
Keywords
References
Charles J Bruce, Cardiac tumours: diagnosis and management. Heart 2011; 97: 151–160.
Khan MA, Khan AA, Waseem M. Surgical experience with cardiac myxomas. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2008; 20: 76–79.
Pinede L, Duhaut P, Loire R. Clinical presentation of left atrial cardiac myxoma. A series of 112 consecutive cases. Medicine (Baltimore) 2001; 80: 159.
Pucci A, Gagliardotto P, Zanini C, et al. Histopathologic and clinical characterization of cardiac myxoma: review of 53 cases from a single institution. Am Heart J 2000; 140: 134.
Goswami KC, Shrivastava S, Bahl VK, Saxena A, Manchanda SC, Wasir HS. Cardiac myxomas: clinical and echocardiographic profile. Int J Cardiol. 1998; 63: 251–259.
Keeling IM, Oberwalder P, Anelli-Monti M, et al. Cardiac myxomas: 24 years of experience in 49 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002; 22: 971.
Jelic J, Milicić D, Alfirević I, Anić D, Baudoin Z, Bulat C, Corić V, Dadić D, Husar J, Ivanćan V, Korda Z, Letica D, Predrijevac M, Ugljen R, Vućemilo I. Cardiac myxoma: diagnostic approach, surgical treatment and follow-up.
A twenty years experience. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1996; 37 (6 Suppl 1): 113–117.
Gaszewska−Żurek E, Żurek P, Wilczyński M, Krzych Ł, Bachowski R, Jasiński M, Woś S, Bochenek A, Tendera M. Kardiol Pol 2011; 69, 4: 329–334.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20418%2Fjrcd.vol1no4.69
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
