Primary cardiac tumours in the paediatric population

Primary cardiac tumours are relatively rare in the paediatric population, and they may occur with different signs and symptoms in foetal or post-natal life. The clinical manifestations of cardiac tumours in foetal life may include arrhythmias, congestive heart failure and hydrops. In post-natal life...

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Published inMultimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery Vol. 2013; p. mmt013
Main Authors Careddu, Lucio, Oppido, Guido, Petridis, Francesco Dimitri, Liberi, Roberta, Ragni, Luca, Pacini, Davide, Pace Napoleone, Carlo, Angeli, Emanuela, Gargiulo, Gaetano
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardium - surgery
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Young Adult
Cardiac tumours
Myxoma
Pericardial tumours
Fibroma
Survival
Rhabdomyoma
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Summary:Primary cardiac tumours are relatively rare in the paediatric population, and they may occur with different signs and symptoms in foetal or post-natal life. The clinical manifestations of cardiac tumours in foetal life may include arrhythmias, congestive heart failure and hydrops. In post-natal life, cardiac tumours may cause cyanosis, respiratory distress, myocardial dysfunction, valvular insufficiency, arrhythmias, inflow or outflow tract obstructions and sudden death. Surgical treatment is essential when symptoms are present, while the role of medical therapy can merely be palliative. Results are various and related to the patients' and tumour characteristics. Primary benign heart tumours mainly have a good prognosis, while malignant neoplasms usually have a poor prognosis; in both cases, however, a strict follow-up is always mandatory in order to detect the recurrence of cardiac neoplasms after surgery.
ISSN:1813-9175
DOI:10.1093/mmcts/mmt013