Table 1 Summary of the reported cases of cardiac schwannoma
From: A primary cardiac schwannoma of the right ventricle: a case report and literature review
No | Author | Year | Age(years) | Sex(M/F) | Location | Symptoms | Size(cm) | Imaging findings | Treatment | Survival and prognosis | Follow-up time (mouth) | Comorbidities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hallman et al. [5] | 1966 | 12 | F | Anterior RV surface near AV groove | Easy fatigability, dyspnea on exertion | 3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
2 | Gleason et al. [5] | 1972 | 26 | F | RA near its junction with IAS, 2 cm below inlet of SVC | Heart murmur, incidental finding at operation (ASD, PS) | 1.5 × 1.5 | Unknown | Unknown | No recurrence | Unknown | Unknown |
3 | Stephen Factor et al. [6] | 1976 | 55 | F | Lateral border of RA, superior to AV groove | Incidental finding at autopsy | 7 × 5.5 × 5 | – | – | – | – | Crystadenocarcinoma of the ovary, hypertension, intermittent intestinal obstruction |
4 | Betancourt et al. [7] | 1979 | 32 | F | Intracavitary tumor attached to parietal band of crista | Chest pain, shortness of breath | 8.75 × 6.25 | Marked cardiomegaly on chest X-ray | Surgery with CPB | No recurrence | 36 | Hypertension |
5 | Monroe et al. [5] | 1984 | 70 | M | Anterior LV surface, below AV groove | Incidental finding at autopsy | 7 | Unknown | – | – | – | Lung cancer |
6 | Andrew D. Forbes et al. [8] | 1994 | 35 | M | Posterior LA between inferior PV and CS | Exertion-related paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, atypical chest pain | 4 × 7 | Unknown | Median sternotomy + CPB | No recurrence | 6 | None |
7 | Kodama et al. [5] | 1995 | 50 | M | Anterior RA, superior to AV groove | Exertional dyspnea | 9 × 5 × 6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
8 | Hashimoto T et al. [9] | 1998 | 46 | F | Between SVC and ascending Ao | None | 12 × 8 × 7 | Cardiomegaly on chest radiograph | Median sternotomy + CPB | No recurrence | 24 | Uterine fibroids |
9 | Bizzarri et al. [3] | 2001 | 72 | M | Intracavitary tumor attached to floor of RA, close to AV | Shortness of breath, chest pain | 5 × 4 × 4 | Unknown | Surgery with CPB | Recovered quickly | None | Mild hypertension, right renal adenocarcinoma |
10 | Mustafa Sirlak et al. [10] | 2003 | 61 | F | LA | Shortness of breath,atrial fibrillation with a 10-year duration | 9.5 × 8.5 × 6.5 | Heterogeneous and hypodense mass with central cystic foci | Median sternotomy + CPB | Remains well and disease-free | 2 | None |
11 | Kunihide Nakamura et al. [5] | 2003 | 33 | F | Anterior RA extending LA and PV | None | 5 × 5.2 × 4.5 | Inhomogeneous enhancement | Median sternotomy + CPB | No recurrence | 12 | None |
12 | Davinder S. Jassal et al. [11] | 2003 | 49 | F | RA adjacent to the AV groove | Mitral valve prolapse presented with pleuritic chest discomfort | 6.4 × 5.5 × 3.4 | Large heterogeneous mass | Surgery with CPB | Unknown | Unknown | None |
13 | Xiao-dong chen et al. [12] | 2005 | 51 | F | RA | Dizziness, tinnitus, gait instability | 10.2 × 10 | Heterogeneous mass with calcifications and Cystic structure inside | Median sternotomy + CPB | Unknown | Unknown | Bilateral acoustic neuroma, type II neurofibromatosis |
14 | T. Rausche et al. [13] | 2006 | 42 | F | RV epicardium | Persistent coughing | 11 × 7 | Mass with areas of different echodensities | Median sternotomy | Completely inconspicious | Unknown | None |
15 | Noedir A. G. Stolf et al. [14] | 2006 | 56 | F | RA, close to the cavo-atrial junction | None | 6.0 × 4.8 | Heterogeneous solid tumoral mas with calcifications inside | Surgery with CPB | No recurrence | 36 | Cavernous mass of the bladder |
16 | Serdar Sevimli et al. [15] | 2007 | 57 | F | The free wall of the LV | Palpitations | 5.5 × 6 | Containing cystic structures | Surgery with CPB | Remained disease free | 3 | None |
17 | Saverio La Francesca et al. [4] | 2007 | 30 | F | Anterior and lateral surface of the superior half of the LV | None | 4 × 4 × 9 | A large multilobed cardiac mass | CPB + coronary reconstruction + thrombectomy + LVAD + anticoagulation | Discharged home on postoperative day 28 | None | Cancer of the left chest wall |
18 | Sarah A Early et al. [16] | 2007 | 57 | M | Posterolateral wall of the RA extending to the interatrial septum | No cardiovascular symptoms | 4.3 × 5.2 | Heterogenous very mild enhancement on MRI | Surgery with CPB | Excellent | Unknown | Gastritis, normochromic normocytic anaemia |
19 | Corey D et al.[17] | 2011 | 67 | M | RA involving the interatrial septum | Dyspnea on exertion and syncope | 3.1 × 2.5 × 1.7 | Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogramrevealed a cystic mass | Surgery with antegrade cardioplegia | Do well after his surgery with no symptoms | 9 | Severe aortic stenosis |
20 | Kristen Elstner et al.[18] | 2013 | 65 | M | Lateral wall of the LPA | Dyspnoea on exertion | 5.2 × 4.5 × 4.1 | Heterogeneous enhancement | Median sternotomy + CPB + CABG | No signs or symptoms | Unknown | None |
21 | Su Kyung Hwang et al.[19] | 2014 | 55 | F | LA,attached to the left atrial appendage | Chest pain at rest | 4.3 × 4 × 3 | Mass with hemorrhagic formation and a pericardial tail | Median sternotomy + CPB | No remnant mass | 12 | None |
22 | Kuk Hui Son et al.[20] | 2015 | 42 | F | Atrial roof between the aorta and the SVC | Palpitations on several occasions | 10 × 9.5 | Heterogeneously enhanced | Sternotomy + CPB + 3D printing model | Discharged without relevant complication | None | None |
23 | Joon Chul Jung et al.[21] | 2015 | 69 | F | Interatrial septum | None | 2.8 × 2.7 × 2.5 | Cystic mass,broad base | median sternotomy | Recovered without problems | Unknown | Sigmoid colon cancer |
24 | Ji-Gang Wang et al.[22] | 2018 | 59 | M | RA, attached to the underpart of interatrial septum | None | 4.5 × 3.5 × 3 | Unknown | Unknown | No recurrence | Unknown | None |
25 | Zhixiong Huang et al.[23] | 2020 | 53 | M | Behind the ascending Ao | Dyspnea on exertion, hypertension | 8.2 × 7.1 × 6.9 | Cystic low density mass | Median sternotomy + CPB | No recurrence | 60 | Hypertension |
26 | Kenji Yokoyama et al.[5] | 2021 | 46 | M | Posterior wall of the LA | None | 1.4 × 1.6 | Multiple lesions(posterior mediastinum, left pulmonary hilar area) | Median sternotomy + CPB | No recurrence | 12 | Type II neurofibromatosis |
27 | Wang SYet al.[24] | 2021 | 65 | F | RA adjacent to atrial septum | Shortness of breath after activity | – | Apparent FDG uptake in the mass, SUV-max: 5.2 | – | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
28 | Present case | 2021 | 64 | F | Anterior RV | None | 2.8 × 2.0 | Shallowly divided, homogeneous, | Median sternotomy + CPB | No recurrence | 60 | Lung adenocarcinoma |