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Malignant tumors use 1 of 4 routes to reach the heart , including hematogeneous, lymphatic, transvenous spread, or direct invasion. In addition, the metastatic route significantly determines the target tissue ( 117 ).
10 maj 2020 · In patients with primary malignant cardiac tumors, clinical features depend on tumor location, size, invasiveness, friability, and rate of growth. Most tumors are sarcomas.
20 kwi 2018 · For primary cardiac tumors, about 75% are benign and 25% are malignant. Of the malignant tumors, about 75% are sarcoma. 1 Most cardiac surgeons and cardiologists will have minimal experience with primary cardiac malignancy.
14 paź 2015 · Primary malignant cardiac tumors (PMCTs) are extremely rare neoplasms of varying histopathology that originate within cardiac structures and display biologically aggressive behavior. 1 – 3 Because most practitioners may see only a handful of such cases in their lifetime, the accumulated experience on this subject has been collated and summarized...
Cardiac masses are rare, but remain an important component of cardio-oncology practice. These include benign tumors, malignant tumors (primary and secondary) and tumor-like conditions (e.g., thrombus, Lambl’s excrescences, and pericardial cyst).
10 paź 2020 · Approximately 10% of primary cardiac tumors are malignant and 90% benign (mostly myxomas) [2]. Myxomas account for approximately 50% of all benign cardiac tumors in adults and only for a small percentage in children. Rhabdomyoma is the most common benign tumor in children, accounting for 40 to 60% of the cases.
Introduction. Primary cardiac malignancies are both a rare and a highly aggressive disease, with an extremely poor prognosis without treatment. Because of its rarity, most physicians see few if any in their practice.
