Cardiac Tumours

Question 0

Explain carcinoid tumour of heart

Answer 0

Carcinoid tumour of heart –> endocardium fibrosis
– >
pulmonic stenosis + tricuspid regurg –>

Flushing

bronchospasm

diarrhoea

Question 1

Which tumours are more common metastasis or primary?
Most common site for metastasis
What cancer metastasises to the heart?

Answer 1

Metastasis

Pericardium

Breast lung melanoma lymphoma

Question 2

List the tumours of the heart

Answer 2

Metastasis > myxoma > Rhabdomyoma

Question 3

What is a myxoma? Where is it?

Answer 3

Benign mesenchymal proliferation

with abundant ground substance =

gelatinous appearance

Question 4

In adults in terms of the cell cycle what kind of cell are they?

As a result of this what sort of tumour of the heart can you get?

Answer 4

Myocytes = permanent

Tumour of mesenchyme/connective-tissue

Question 5

Where does the myxoma occur?
How can it grow?
Explain how myxoma can lead to syncope

Answer 5

Left atrium

Sessile/pedunculated

Myxoma peduncle @ LA – >
block mitral valve on = no blood to brain – >syncope

Question 6

What is the most common primary tumour at kids

Answer 6

Rhabdomyoma

Question 7

What is a rhabdomyoma

Answer 7

Benign hamartomatous striated muscle mass

Usually @ ventricle

Question 8

What is the most common primary tumour in kids

what disease is rhabdomyoma associated with?

Answer 8

Rhabdomyoma

Tuberous sclerosis