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Mixoma auricular - Treatment

Tratamiento:

El tumor tiene que ser extirpado quirúrgicamente y algunos pacientes también necesitan un reemplazo de la válvula mitral, lo cual se puede llevar a cabo durante la misma cirugía.

Los mixomas pueden reaparecer si no se eliminaron todas las células tumorales con la cirugía.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Aunque un mixoma no es un cáncer, las complicaciones son comunes. Sin tratamiento, un mixoma puede conducir a una embolia (desprendimiento de células del tumor que viajan por el torrente sanguíneo) que puede bloquear el flujo de sangre o hacer que el mixoma crezca en otra parte del cuerpo. Los fragmentos de un mixoma pueden viajar al cerebro, al ojo o a las extremidades.

Si el tumor crece dentro del corazón, puede bloquear el flujo de sangre a través de la válvula mitral y causar síntomas de estenosis mitral, lo cual puede requerir una cirugía urgente para prevenir la muerte súbita.

Complicaciones:

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

La persona debe comentarle al médico si hay antecedentes familiares de mixomas o si tiene síntomas de un mixoma auricular.
  • Reviewed last on: 6/1/2010
  • Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Director, Northwestern Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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