TUMORS OF THE HEART AND GREAT VESSELS
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Topic: Heart tumor
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According to Hoch-Ligeti and colleagues,
the first human primary cardiac tumor was reported by Columbus in 1559, and cardiac myxoma
was first described by King in 1845. Since then, a large variety of
benign and malignant primary cardiac tumors has been reported. ... The primary malignant cardiac tumors are usually sarcomas;
angiosarcomas are the most common, followed by rhabdomyosarcoma. ... With the exception of asbestos for pericardial mesothelioma, the
etiology of cardiac tumors is largely unknown. ... Primary tumors involving the aorta, pulmonary artery, and vena
cavae are rare, appearing in the literature mainly as case reports or in
small retrospective case series.
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