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1597077

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
There were 79 cases of cardiac tumors seen from 1957 to July 1988. 49 (62.0%) of them were benign and 30 (38.0%) malignant. All the 49 benign tumors except 2 were surgically excised and found to be myxoma. Of them, 18 patients were male and 31 female. 85.7% of the tumors were located in the left atrium, 12.2% in the right atrium and 2.0% in the left ventricle. Palpitation, dyspnea, chest oppression, fever, episodes of syncope and hemiplegia, cough, diastolic and systolic murmurs at the apical or tricuspid area were the common symptoms and signs. Atrial fibrillation was found only in 2 cases. Echocardiographic findings were diagnostic while ECG and X-ray findings were nonspecific. Four patients died after operation. Of the 30 cases of malignant tumors, 15 were secondary tumors metastasized mainly from the lung or mediastinal malignancies. Of 11 primary tumor cases (7 males and 4 females), 3 were malignant lymphoma, 2 mesothelioma of pericardium, 2 malignant myxoma, 1 angiosarcoma, 1 leiomyosarcoma, 1 fibrosarcoma and 1 rhabdomyosarcoma. Another 4 cases were not studied histopathologically. The clinical manifestations, ECG and X-ray findings of the 11 primary tumors were nonspecific but echocardiography was helpful to the diagnosis. Six patients were operated on and 1 died during hospitalization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0366-6999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Tumors of the heart. An analysis of 79 cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Disease.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article