CTSN - Cardiac Tumors

Cardiac Tumors References
Selected Articles
Jacobs JP, Konstantakos AK, Holland FW 2nd, Herskowitz K, Ferrer PL, Perryman RA. Surgical treatment for cardiac rhabdomyomas in children. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1994 58(5):1552-5.

This short article has two representative cases and reviews the literature. The authors recommend resection when the patient develops hemodynamic compromise or arrhythmia.

Turner A and Batrick N. Primary cardiac sarcomas. A report of three cases and a review of the current literature. International Journal of Cardiology 1993 40(2):115-9.

Three case reports illustrate the need for early diagnosis of these tumors, which have a high rate of recurrence and late metastasis. Prognosis is poor once metastasis develops.

Jebara VA, Uva MS, Farge A, Acar C, azizi M, Plouin PF, Corvol P, Chachques JC, Dervanian P, Fabiani JN et al. Cardiac pheochromocytoma. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1992 53(2):356-61.

The authors report two cases of this rare tumor and resection using cardiopulmonary bypass. A nice review of the literature is included.

Reynen K. Cardiac myxomas. New England Journal of Medicine 1995 333(240):1610-7.

A thorough review article with good specimen photos, echos, and MR images. The author provides an extensive reference list.

Chitwood WR Jr. Cardiac neoplasms: Current diagnosis, pathology, and therapy. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1988 3(2):119-54.

A longer but excellent article which has nice diagrams, echos, and photos. The discussions of the various surgical approaches are particularly useful.

Sources for further reading
Textbook Chapters
Chapter 50: Cardiac Tumor. Cardiac Surgery (Kirklin and Barratt-Boyes), 2nd ed., 1635-54.

Chapter 140: Cardiac Tumors. Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Baue, Geha, Hammond, Laks, and Naunheim), 6th ed., 2311-.

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