[Cardiac tumors located of different areas: four cardiac chambers--four cases]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2010 Dec;29(174):369-72.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

One can seldom meet heart as a place of the cardiac tumors process in reference to both primary and metastatic changes. While taking transthoracic echocardiography one ought to remember of possibility of cardiac tumour in this particular place. In this case report presenting four cases of the cardiac tumors authors underline that this type of tumor can be found in each cardiac chamber. We show varied symptoms of cardiac tubers: beginning from lack of symptoms, through unspecific manifestations (syncopes, embolism) till signs connected with generalization of the proliferative process.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged