Evaluation of cardiac tumors by multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Cardiac tumors, are a rare pathology (0.002-0.3%) in all age groups, however, they have a clinic importance, due the affected organ. They are classified in primary (benign or malignant) and secondary (metastasis) types. Among primary type, mixoma, is the most common benign tumor, and sarcoma represe...

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Published in:Archivos de cardiología de México 2016-10, Vol.86 (4), p.335-349
Main Authors: Mercado-Guzman, Marcela P, Meléndez-Ramírez, Gabriela, Castillo-Castellon, Francisco, Kimura-Hayama, Eric
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Imaging Techniques
Female
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Myxoma - diagnostic imaging
Rhabdomyoma - diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Teratoma - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Cardiac tumors, are a rare pathology (0.002-0.3%) in all age groups, however, they have a clinic importance, due the affected organ. They are classified in primary (benign or malignant) and secondary (metastasis) types. Among primary type, mixoma, is the most common benign tumor, and sarcoma represents most of the malignant injuries. Cardiac metastasis are more frequent than primary tumors. Clinic effects of cardiac tumors are unspecific and vary according their location, size and agresivity. The use of Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assist on the location, sizing, anatomical relationships and the compromise of adyacents structures, besides, MRI is useful for tissue characterization of the tumor. Due to the previous reasons, studies based on noninvasive cardiovascular imaging, have an important role on the characterization of these lesions and the differential diagnosis among them.
ISSN:1405-9940
DOI:10.1016/j.acmx.2016.04.005