Cardiac Tumors: Review
Carlos Junior Toshiyuki Karigyo, Beatriz Pessoa, Samuel Pissinati Nicacio, Emma Terwilliger, Philippos Apolinário Costa, Pedro Reck dos Santos, Vinicius Ernani, Mahesh Seetharam, Alexandre Noburu Murakami, Felipe Batalini
Abstract
Cardiac tumors are rare and encompass a variety of presentations. Clinica symptoms are usually nonspecific, but they can present as obstructive, embolic, or constitutional symptoms. Treatment options and prognosis vary highly depending on the subtype, tumor size, and location. Surgical resection is usually the first-line therapy, except for cardiac lymphomas, and provides favorable long-term prognosis in most benign tumors. Cardiac sarcomas, however, are usually diagnosed in advanced stages, and the treatment relies on a multimodal approach with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Metastatic cardiac tumors are usually related to advanced disease and carry an overall poor prognosis.