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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
MERCADO-GUZMAN, Marcela P.; MELENDEZ-RAMIREZ, Gabriela; CASTILLO-CASTELLON, Francisco and KIMURA-HAYAMA, Eric. Evaluation of cardiac tumors by multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2016, vol.86, n.4, pp.335-349. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acmx.2016.04.005.
Cardiac tumors, are a rare pathology (0.002-0.3%) in all age groups, however, they have a clinic importance, due the affected organ. They are classified in primary (benign or malignant) and secondary (metastasis) types. Among primary type, mixoma, is the most common benign tumor, and sarcoma represents most of the malignant injuries. Cardiac metastasis are more frequent than primary tumors.
Clinic effects of cardiac tumors are unspecific and vary according their location, size and agresivity. The use of Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assist on the location, sizing, anatomical relationships and the compromise of adyacents structures, besides, MRI is useful for tissue characterization of the tumor. Due to the previous reasons, studies based on noninvasive cardiovascular imaging, have an important role on the characterization of these lesions and the differential diagnosis among them.
Keywords : Cardiac tumors; Multidetector computed tomography; Cardiac magnetic resonance; México.