Concurrent Primary Cardiac Tumors in a High-Risk Patient Presenting With Tamponade.

Authors

Jay V Gopal
Lauren CrowleyFollow
Shawn M QuinnFollow
Timothy S MisselbeckFollow
Joseph B ZackaryFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-2021

Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, particularly in the elderly population. The patient described in this report presented with symptoms of dyspnea on exertion, leg swelling, and weight gain and was found to have two histologically distinct cardiac masses: atrial myxoma with concurrent aortic fibroelastoma. Given her history of cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease, the patient was a poor surgical candidate but opted for excision of both masses. The patient eventually succumbed to her cirrhosis six weeks after presentation. In this report, we advocate for further research into medical management for the unique presentation of concurrent primary cardiac tumors in high-operative-risk patients, particularly those whose symptoms are mostly due to tamponade.

Volume

13

Issue

8

First Page

17324

Last Page

17324

ISSN

2168-8184

Published In/Presented At

Gopal, J. V., Crowley, L., Quinn, S. M., Misselbeck, T. S., & Zackary, J. B. (2021). Concurrent primary cardiac tumors in a high-risk patient presenting with tamponade. Cureus, 13(8), e17324. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17324

Disciplines

Cardiology | Emergency Medicine | Surgery

PubMedID

34567871

Department(s)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article