Primary benign cardiac tumors
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Primary benign cardiac tumours are much less common than secondary metastatic deposits. HoweverHowever they are more likely when a cardiac mass is seen outside of the setting of terminal metastatic disease. Tumours include 1-2:
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cardiac myxoma
- most common in adults
- accounts for ~50% of all primary benign tumours 1-2
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cardiac rhabdomyoma
- most common in children
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cardiac papillary fibroelastoma
- considered the second most common 10
- cardiac fibroma
- haemangioma of the heart
- cardiac lipoma
- cardiac paraganglioma
See also
-<p><strong>Primary benign cardiac tumours</strong> are much less common than secondary metastatic deposits. However they are more likely when a cardiac mass is seen outside of the setting of terminal metastatic disease. Tumours include <sup>1-2</sup>:</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Primary benign cardiac tumours</strong> are much less common than secondary metastatic deposits. However they are more likely when a cardiac mass is seen outside of the setting of terminal metastatic disease. Tumours include <sup>1-2</sup>:</p><ul>
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