Abstract

MORENO, Jerson Quitian et al. Large intra-cardiac mass as a cause of dyspnoea and palpitations in a young woman seen in an emergency department. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.1, pp.41-43. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2019.04.004.

Primary cardiac tumours are rare and are often asymptomatic, with an incidence that varies from 0.0017% to 0.28%. The differential diagnosis of cardiac masses includes, growth, clots, and tumours. It can involve the endocardium, myocardium or epicardium. The secondary involvement of the heart due to extra-cardiac tumours is rare. Benign tumours make up 80% of the primary cardiac neoplasms, and myxomas are the most predominant type. The most common malignant cardiac tumour is the angiosarcoma, and is characterised by rapid growth, local invasion, and distant metastases. A case is presented of a young adult patient, with non-specific cardiovascular symptoms together with a loss of weight. Her echocardiographic and histopathology diagnosis was compatible with a cardiac myxoma.

Keywords : Tumour; Dyspnoea; Palpitation; Myxoma.

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