Comportamiento clínico de los tumores cardíacos desde el feto hasta el adulto: serie multicéntrica de 38 pacientes / Cardiac tumors in children and adults: A retrospective study
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(9): 1135-1145, sept. 2006. ilus, tab
Artículo
en Español, Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Cardiac tumors are very uncommon at all ages. There are important clinical differences between children and adults in the behavior of these tumors.Aim:
To compare the behavior of primary and secondary cardiac tumors, from fetal age to adults. Patients andMethod:
Multicentric retrospective analysis of 38 children and adults with cardiac tumors, evaluated with echocardiography between January 1995 and August 2001. Medical records, echocardiographic and radiological examinations, surgical protocols and pathologic examinations were reviewed. Follow-up was obtained through data on medical records or calling patients by telephone.Results:
Tumors were diagnosed in 38 patients (13 children and 25 adults), from a total of 31.800 echocardiograms. In children the diagnosis was made by fetal, transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography in 23.6 percent and 8 percent of cases, respectively. Eighty five percent were primary (10 benign and 1 malignant) and 15 percent, secondary tumors. Fifty four percent were rhabdomyomas and 75 percent regressed spontaneously. Seventy seven percent were symptomatic and 31 percent were treated with surgery. During a follow up of 44±35 months, 31 percent of patients died. In adults, 76 percent of tumors were diagnosed by transthoracic and 20 percent by transesophageal echocardiography. Seventy six percent were primary (18 benign and 1 malignant) and 24 percent secondary tumors. Fifty six percent were myxomas. Ninety two percent were symptomatic and 84 percent were treated surgically. Twenty percent of patients died in the early postoperative period. No adult patients had a follow-up.Conclusions:
Rhabdomyomas were solely found in children. In adults, myxomas are the predominat cardiac tumors. Primary and metastasic malignant tumors are observed both in children and in adults.
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Asunto principal:
Rabdomioma
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Guía de Práctica Clínica
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
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Recién Nacido
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Inglés
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Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Sur-Oriente/CL
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