Neoplasms Involving the Heart, Their Simulators, and Adverse Consequences of Their Therapy

Heart and tumors: location, metastasis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches and therapeutic considerations

“…They may involve either a single or more than one cardiac cavities. They may be limited to either the right or left side of the heart, or they may involve both [13].…”

Mediastinal Mass Invading the Right Ventricle

“…Metastatic cardiac tumors are most often localized in the pericardium. [5] Lymphoma rarely invades the heart, but when it does, serious cardiac complications can ensue. The symptoms and signs of cardiac involvement may be nonspecific.…”

Non-ST Elevation MI as a Unique Presentation of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma

“…Metastatic neoplasms commonly involve the epicardium or pericardium, while the less common primary cardiac malignancies often involve the myocardium or cardiac chambers. 4 The most common primary benign masses of the heart include myxoma, rhabdomyoma, fibroma, hemangioma, and atrioventricular nodal, while the most common malignant neoplasms include sarcomas (angio, unclassified, fibrous histocytoma, and osteo) and lymphomas. Cardiac involvement from melanoma, germ cell, leukemia, lymphoma, and lung cancers occur in up to 45% of patients with cardiac metastasis, though these may go unrecognized until autopsy.…”

“…Cardiac involvement from melanoma, germ cell, leukemia, lymphoma, and lung cancers occur in up to 45% of patients with cardiac metastasis, though these may go unrecognized until autopsy. 4,5 Direct extension, hematogenous spread, retrograde lymphatic extension, or transvenous extension are the accepted mechanisms of metastasis. Symptoms are based on the tumor's location and often include shortness of breath or chest pain, but most commonly patients present with a pericardial effusion with tamponade.…”