Tumores cardíacos: 10 anos de experiência

Abstract

Objetivo: Avaliar a experiência cirúrgica do grupo no tratamento dos tumores cardíacos durante o período de janeiro de 1985 a dezembro de 1994. Casuística e Métodos: De um total de 2268 cirurgias cardíacas com circulação extracorpórea realizadas neste período de 10 anos, 6 foram para extirpação de tumores intracavitários, perfazendo 0,26% dos casos. Destes, 3 eram mixomas de átrio esquerdo, 1 fibroelastoma papilar de valva mitral, 1 rabdomioma de ventrículo esquerdo e 1 fibroma de ventrículo esquerdo. A forma clínica de apresentação foi embolia sistêmica (3 casos) ou insuficiência cardíaca (3 casos). O diagnóstico foi ecocardiográfico (5 casos) e angiográfico (6 casos). Resultados: Todos os pacientes tiveram evolução imediata favorável, exceto 1 deles, com mixoma de átrio equerdo, que evoluiu com mediastinite e septicemia, vindo a falecer e constituindo o único óbito hospitalar. O seguimento pós-operatório tardio, obtido em 4 pacientes (15 a 111 meses - média 49 ± 36,8 meses), não detectou qualquer recidiva, encontrando-se todos em classe funcional I (NYHA). Conclusões: Os autores concluem que os tumores cardíacos são bastante raros, de fácil diagnóstico desde que considerados, na grande maioria benignos e que cursam favoravelmente com a extirpação cirúrgica.<br>Purpose: To review the surgical experience of our group in the treatment of primary cardiac tumors, during a 10 year period beginning January 1985 till December 1994. Material and Methods: From a total of 2268 cardiac surgeries with the aid of extracorporeal circulation performed during this 10 year period, there were 6 cases of intracavitary tumor resection, an incidence of 0.26%. Three were myxomas of the left atrium, 1 papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve, 1 rhabdomyoma of the left ventricule and 1 fibroma of the left ventricle. Three patients presented systemic embolism and the other three congestive heart failure. The diagnosis was confirmed by echocardiography (5 cases) and angiography (all 6 cases). Results: All patients had uneventful revovery, except 1, with atrial myxoma, who developed mediastinitis and sepsys, dying on the 14th. post-operative day and becoming the unique hospital death. The follow up obtained in 4 patients with mean duration of 49 ± 36.8 months (range, 15 to 111 months) showed that all of them were in functional class I (NYHA) and with no evidence of recurrence. Conclusions: Cardiac tumors are rare, easily diagnosed "as long as you think of them" (Soma Weiss), most of them bening and have a favorable outcome with surgical resection

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