Pericardial masses
Key points • Pericardial tumors can be benign or malignant. Of the benign pericardial tumors, pericardial cysts are the most common. Other benign pericardial tumors include angiomas, lymphangiomas, fibromas, teratomas,…
Primary cardiac lymphoma
Introduction Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is an extranodal lymphoma which involves the heart and pericardium. It is a very rare tumor, representing 0.5% of all extranodal lymphomas and 1%–2% of…
Minimally invasive surgery in cardiac masses
Key points • Today minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) is a good alternative for standard midsternotomy for many cardiac surgeries. • Indications, technical issues, and the number of centers for…
Anesthetic considerations in cardiac mass
Key points • Hemodynamic instability or even collapse, hypotension, and arrhythmias caused by a large right/left atrial or atrioventricular valve mass, limiting venous return and obstruction/restriction of intracardiac blood flow….
Oncologic essentials in malignant cardiac masses (approach and follow-up)
Key points • Malignant tumors are extremely rare. • 25% of primary cardiac tumors are malignant. • Most malignant cardiac tumors are metastatic (from breast, lung, melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma,…
Oncologic essentials in benign cardiac masses (approach and follow-up)
Key points • Cardiac tumors consist of a diverse group of conditions with various characteristics, most of them being benign lesions • Association of benign cardiac lesions with genetic syndromes…
PET in malignant cardiac tumors: Diagnosis, approach, and follow up
Key points • In spite of the fact that cardiac tumors are a very rare entity, their diagnosis and clinical management are of paramount importance in the field of cardio-oncology….
Benign masses: Macroscopic and microscopic evaluation
Key points • Cardiac tumors in adults are rare and most of them are benign. • The benign cardiac tumors include cardiac myxoma, fibroma, rhabdomyoma, papillary fibroelastoma, hemangioma, lipoma, hamartoma,…
Differential diagnosis of cardiac masses by operation view
Key points • Most patients with cardiac masses are asymptomatic; however, they may present with symptomatology and clinical signs suggestive of more common and rapidly debilitating syndromes such as angina,…
Malignant masses: Macroscopic and microscopic evaluation
Key points • Cardiac neoplasms are rare and most of the malignancies in this organ are metastatic in origin. Fig. 18.2 Angiosarcoma (gross). Right atrial angiosarcoma in a 49/Y woman:…
