[Myelosarcoma--an unusual heart tumor. Differential diagnosis of hypertrophic and non-obstructive cardiomyopathy].
Heart tumours are seldom; secondary malignant tumours occur more often than primary heart tumours and there are no characteristic symptoms. According to the location and extent, tumours of the heart can cause practically all the known cardiological symptoms, not only in the discrete, but also in the dramatic form. Frequent symptoms are disrhythmia , myocardial insufficiency and pericardial effusion. In the case of uncertain cardial symptoms a possibly malignant heart disease should be looked for by means of ultrasonics, computer tomography, myocardszintigraphy and if necessary angiocardiography. If a diagnosis is made in time, the patient can be helped either by surgery, or in cases of secondary, malignant infiltrations the patient can often be treated successfully with chemotherapy or radiation. In cases of unusual heart tumours ( myelosarcoma ) this differential diagnosis should also be taken into consideration.
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged
Myelosarkom--ein ungewöhnlicher Herztumor. Differentialdiagnose der hypertrophen und nicht obstruktiven Kardiomyopathie.