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Endocardium cancer

MedGen UID:
91107
•Concept ID:
C0346612
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of endocardium; endocardium cancer; Malignant Endocardial Neoplasm; malignant endocardial neoplasm; Malignant Endocardial Tumor; malignant endocardial tumor; malignant endocardial tumour; malignant endocardium neoplasm; Malignant Neoplasm of Endocardium; malignant neoplasm of endocardium; Malignant Neoplasm of the Endocardium; malignant neoplasm of the endocardium; Malignant tumor of endocardium; Malignant Tumor of Endocardium; malignant tumor of endocardium; Malignant Tumor of the Endocardium; malignant tumor of the endocardium; malignant tumour of endocardium; malignant tumour of the endocardium
SNOMED CT: Malignant tumor of endocardium (363436001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003687

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that affects the endocardium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEndocardium cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical Management of The Endomyocardial Fibrosis of Right Ventricle Mimicking Tumor with Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism.
Bzikha R, Queron S
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Aug 16;37(4):584-586. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0601e. PMID: 35976211Free PMC Article
Approaches to management of fungal infections in cancer patients.
Francis P, Walsh TJ
Oncology (Williston Park) 1992 May;6(5):133-44; discussion 144, 147-8. PMID: 1534671
Endocardial fibrosis following busulfan treatment.
Weinberger A, Pinkhas J, Sandbank U, Shaklai M, de Vries A
JAMA 1975 Feb 3;231(5):495. PMID: 1054099

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical Management of The Endomyocardial Fibrosis of Right Ventricle Mimicking Tumor with Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism.
Bzikha R, Queron S
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Aug 16;37(4):584-586. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0601e. PMID: 35976211Free PMC Article
Vascular tangle in the inter-atrial septum - Is it the source of cardiac myxoma?
Vaideeswar P, Yadav S
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2021 Jul-Sep;64(3):469-471. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_1215_20. PMID: 34341255
Valvular Disorders in Carcinoid Heart Disease.
Yuan SM
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2016 Sep-Oct;31(5):400-405. doi: 10.5935/1678-9741.20160079. PMID: 27982350Free PMC Article
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Heart in the Infant: Review of the Literature.
Mizia-Malarz A, Sobol-Milejska G, Buchwald J, Woś H
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2016 Nov;38(8):e298-e302. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000558. PMID: 26989913
Tumours of the midgut (jejunum, ileum and ascending colon, including carcinoid syndrome).
de Herder WW
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2005 Oct;19(5):705-15. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2005.05.007. PMID: 16253895

Diagnosis

Massive Mysteries.
Aston A, Harowicz MR, Grizzard JD, Bottinor W
Am J Cardiol 2023 Oct 1;204:178-182. Epub 2023 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.030. PMID: 37544141Free PMC Article
Unusual place… unusual number.
Vieira MJ, Craveiro N, Alves M, Pitta L
Echocardiography 2020 Mar;37(3):467-468. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1111/echo.14616. PMID: 32077509
Valvular Disorders in Carcinoid Heart Disease.
Yuan SM
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2016 Sep-Oct;31(5):400-405. doi: 10.5935/1678-9741.20160079. PMID: 27982350Free PMC Article
Papillary fibroelastomas.
Shahian DM
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 Apr;12(2):101-10. doi: 10.1053/ct.2000.5082. PMID: 10807432
Cardiac tumors.
Scobbo RR, Chung EK
Postgrad Med 1974 Jul;56(1):138-41. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1974.11713809. PMID: 4835001

Therapy

Peritricuspid annular prostate pellet.
O'Sullivan B, Tanner R, Kelly P, Fahy G
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Feb 11;14(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238076. PMID: 33574044Free PMC Article
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Heart in the Infant: Review of the Literature.
Mizia-Malarz A, Sobol-Milejska G, Buchwald J, Woś H
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2016 Nov;38(8):e298-e302. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000558. PMID: 26989913
Perflexane (AF0150, AFO 150, Imagent, Imavist).
Drugs R D 2002;3(5):306-9. doi: 10.2165/00126839-200203050-00004. PMID: 12455151
The pathology of heart allograft rejection.
Winters GL
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1991 Mar;115(3):266-72. PMID: 2001167
Anthracycline cardiomyopathy monitored by morphologic changes.
Billingham ME, Mason JW, Bristow MR, Daniels JR
Cancer Treat Rep 1978 Jun;62(6):865-72. PMID: 667860

Prognosis

Report of a giant invasive, wall-penetrating cardiac lipoma.
Zhu J, Cao X, Chen L, Song J, Shen Z, Yu Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Oct 9;19(1):600. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-03035-9. PMID: 39385190Free PMC Article
Ten Tumors in the Heart: Papillary Fibroelastoma With Triple Valve Involvement.
Iosifescu AG, Enache R, Văleanu L, Timisescu AT, Iliescu VA
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Oct;114(4):e269-e272. Epub 2022 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.047. PMID: 35051394
Current status of endomyocardial biopsy.
From AM, Maleszewski JJ, Rihal CS
Mayo Clin Proc 2011 Nov;86(11):1095-102. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2011.0296. PMID: 22033254Free PMC Article
Tumours of the midgut (jejunum, ileum and ascending colon, including carcinoid syndrome).
de Herder WW
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2005 Oct;19(5):705-15. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2005.05.007. PMID: 16253895
Diagnosis of malignant cardiac disease by endomyocardial biopsy.
Flipse TR, Tazelaar HD, Holmes DR Jr
Mayo Clin Proc 1990 Nov;65(11):1415-22. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)62165-x. PMID: 2232896

Clinical prediction guides

Report of a giant invasive, wall-penetrating cardiac lipoma.
Zhu J, Cao X, Chen L, Song J, Shen Z, Yu Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Oct 9;19(1):600. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-03035-9. PMID: 39385190Free PMC Article
Peritricuspid annular prostate pellet.
O'Sullivan B, Tanner R, Kelly P, Fahy G
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Feb 11;14(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238076. PMID: 33574044Free PMC Article
Unusual place… unusual number.
Vieira MJ, Craveiro N, Alves M, Pitta L
Echocardiography 2020 Mar;37(3):467-468. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1111/echo.14616. PMID: 32077509
Papillary fibroelastomas.
Shahian DM
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 Apr;12(2):101-10. doi: 10.1053/ct.2000.5082. PMID: 10807432
Diagnosis of malignant cardiac disease by endomyocardial biopsy.
Flipse TR, Tazelaar HD, Holmes DR Jr
Mayo Clin Proc 1990 Nov;65(11):1415-22. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)62165-x. PMID: 2232896

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