Cardiac Tumors Flashcards
1
Q
2 basic types of primary cardiac tumors
A
myxoma
rhabdomyoma
2
Q
Cardiac myxoma
pathology
A
benign mesenchymal tumor
most common primary cardiac tumor in adults
3
Q
Where do myxomas normally form?
A
wall of the left atrium
4
Q
Sx of myxoma
A
sycope
when mass obstructs mitral valve
5
Q
Rhabdomyoma
population
A
children with tuberous sclerosis
6
Q
Where does rhabdomyoma normally grow?
A
ventricle
7
Q
Tissue from which rhabdomyoma arises from
A
cardiac myocytes
that’s why it is in children, because they cannot undergo mitosis as adults
8
Q
Metastisis to the lung goes where specifically
A
epicardium
causes pericardial effusion
(may also happen in pleural membrane –> pleural effusion)
