Avaliação por ressonância magnética de massas cardíacas = Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of cardiac masses
Background - Cardiac tumors are extremely rare; however, when there is clinical suspicion, - proper diagnostic evaluation is necessary to plan the most appropriate treatment. - In this context, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) plays an - important role, allowing a comprehensive chara...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | Portuguese English |
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26 July 2013
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Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Year: 2013, Volume: 101, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-272 |
| ISSN: | 1678-4170 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/abc.20130150 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.5935/abc.20130150 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4032307/ 
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| Author Notes: | Maria Fernanda Braggion-Santos, Marcel Koenigkam-Santos, Sara Reis Teixeira, Gustavo Jardim Volpe, Henrique Simão Trad, André Schmidt |
| Summary: | Background - Cardiac tumors are extremely rare; however, when there is clinical suspicion, - proper diagnostic evaluation is necessary to plan the most appropriate treatment. - In this context, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) plays an - important role, allowing a comprehensive characterization of such lesions. - - Objective - To review cases referred to a CMRI Department for investigation of cardiac and - paracardiac masses. To describe the positive case series with a brief review of - the literature for each type of lesion and the role of cardiovascular magnetic - resonance imaging in evaluation. - - Methods - Between August 2008 and December 2011, all cases referred for CMRI with suspicion - of tumor involving the heart were reviewed. Cases with positive histopathological - diagnosis, clinical evolution or therapeutic response compatible with the clinical - suspicion and imaging findings were selected. - - Results - Among the 13 cases included in our study, eight (62%) had histopathological - confirmation. We describe five benign tumors (myxomas, rhabdomyoma and fibromas), - five malignancies (sarcoma, lymphoma, Richter syndrome involving the heart and - metastatic disease) and three non-neoplastic lesions (pericardial cyst, - intracardiac thrombus and infectious vegetation). - - Conclusion - CMRI plays an important role in the evaluation of cardiac masses of non-neoplastic - and neoplastic origin, contributing to a more accurate diagnosis in a noninvasive - manner and assisting in treatment planning, allowing safe clinical follow-up with - good reproducibility. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 03.12.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1678-4170 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/abc.20130150 |