Cardiac tumours |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of León, León, Spain;2. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Primary cardiac tumours are relatively rare and outnumbered by the incidence of metastatic disease within the heart. There are a number of conditions that occur in childhood but the majority arise in adults, are benign and predominantly myxomas. Sarcomas are largely classified on a similar basis to their soft tissue counterparts and have a poor prognosis.Arising within the circulation, they may first manifest with obstructive symptoms within the heart or distant embolic phenomena. A number of conditions may only be identified in the setting of a post-mortem examination and may be implicated in sudden cardiac deaths. |
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Keywords: | fibroelastoma hamartoma heart myxoma sarcoma tumour |
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