Cardiac neoplasms

Abstract

Surgical resection is usually the only form of curative therapy available for primary cardiac neoplasms. Benign tumors can often be completely removed with few complications and a low mortality rate, but complete resection is possible for fewer than half of primary malignant tumors. Radiation therapy plays an adjunct and palliative role in treatment. The outcome of chemotherapy, the dominant treatment method, is poor. Sarcomas are inherently chemoresistant and show a response rate of less than 50%. Lymphomas present late and respond poorly. Cardiectomy and cardiac transplantation may cure unresectable benign cardiac tumors or, rarely, malignant ones.

Prevention of Cerebral Embolism Progression by Emergency Surgery of the Left Atrial Myxoma

“…Surgery is generally curative and is associated with a perioperative mortality rate of less than 5%. Cardiac surgery with cerebral infarction has the abovementioned risk; however, there is no effective alternative to prevent cerebral embolism progression [ 20 ]. However, further epidemiological analyses in larger case studies are required before confirming its clinical utility as a treatment.…”

Unusual site of left ventricular thrombus after acute myocardial infarction

“…Immediate postoperative mortality in the most series ranges from 0% to 7.5%. [9] Therefore, better understanding of the circumstances in which LV thrombosis occurs may influence the patient management. In our case, thrombus formed at the very unusual site and could lead to dreaded complication for the patient.…”

Surgery for Primary Intrapericardial Tumors in Adults

“…Surgical intervention for patients with cardiac lipomas should be restricted to those with significant hemodynamic dysfunction or arrhythmia …”