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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiac masses frequently present significant diagnostic and
therapeutic clinical challenges and encompass a broad set of lesions that can be either …

Objectives Cardiac tumors and their associated outcomes are poorly characterized. This
study sought to comprehensively assess the epidemiology and natural history of primary …

All cancer registries constantly show striking differences in cancer incidence by age and
among tissues. For example, lung cancer is diagnosed hundreds of times more often at age …

Aims Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a key diagnostic tool for the
evaluation of patients with suspected cardiac tumours. Patient management is guided by the …

Background Data on primary cardiac malignancies are limited to small single-center studies.
Objectives The aim of the current study was to provide detailed outcomes for treatment of …

Objective We aim to evaluate the survival outcomes of primary cardiac sarcoma in a US
nationwide cancer database. Methods The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results …

Primary cardiac tumors (PCTs) are rare, with benign PCTs being relatively common in
approximately 75% of all PCTs. Benign PCTs are usually asymptomatic, and they are found …

Carcinomas rarely occur in the heart, and cardiac surgeons are generally not familiar with
cardiac tumors. Some characteristics of cardiac and intrapericardial tumors are reviewed to …

Background The frequency of primary cardiac tumors is rare at about 0.3% by autopsy. Our
objective was to investigate the characteristics and locations of cardiac tumors and to …