Tumours Flashcards
what is the most common tumour found in the heart?
metastases - usually in pericardium
what is most common primary cardiac tumour in adults?
myxoma
describe myxoma
90% occur in atria and cause a ball valve obstruction in the left atrium that may cause multiple syncopal episodes
made of gelatinous, mucous material
what type of murmur will you hear with myxoma
diastolic tumour plop sound.
what is the most common primary cardiac tumour in children?
rhabdomyoma
what syndrome does the most common primary cardiac tumour in children occur in
tuberous sclerosis (renal angiolipodoma, giant cell astrocytoma, cardiac rhabdomyoma, benign hamartomas that may become malignant; TSC1 hamartin and TSC2 - tuberlin tumour suppressors)
when do you see kussmaul sign?
constrictive pericarditis
restrictive pericarditis
right atrial tumours
right ventricular tumours
what is the kussmaul sign
increased in JVP on inspiration istead of decreased - so will see whn the right atrium refuses to let blood in (constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, right atrium tumour, right ventricle tumour)
name the vascular tumour: malignant, rare, blood vessel, in elderly @ sun exposed areas, head, neck, breast areas
angiosarcoma
what are angiosarcoma vascular tumours associated with?
radiation therapy
chronic postmastectomy lymphedema
vinyl chloride
arsenic exposures
what is a cherry hemangioma
benign capillary hemangioma of the elderly
does not regress
increased frequency with age
vascular tumour associated with turner syndrome
cystic hygroma - cavernous lymphangioma of the neck
red blue tumour under fingernails, bening and painful
from modified smooth muscle celsl of thermoregulartory flomus body
Glomus tumour
HHV-8 HIV vascular tumor
Kaposi sarcoma
malignant
lymphocytic infiltration
vascular tumour associated with trauma and rpegnancy
pyogenic granuloma
polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed
