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2008-11-27

232 cases of primary cardiac tumors clinical analysis

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232 cases of primary cardiac tumors clinical analysis
  To sum up the heart of primary tumor and treatment characteristics of the results. Researchers retrospective analysis of 232 cases of primary cardiac tumors in patients with clinical data. 218 cases of benign tumors (94.0%), left atrial myxoma 200 cases (86.2%), malignant tumors in 14 cases (6.0 percent). The clinical performance for heart palpitations, shortness of breath 202 cases (87.1 percent). 230 cases of surgery, complete removal of 223 cases, partial resection in 2 cases (left ventricular malignant mesothelioma), 5 cases (all malignant tumors) line of biopsy only. Solid tumor for the same period of 5 cases of mitral valve replacement, 1 case of pulmonary myxoma line pulmonary valve replacement, 5 routine check by the femoral artery aneurysms embolectomy. Results 2 patients died. 3 died in surgery. Follow-up after 6 months to 24 years, 185 cases (81.5%), of which 174 cases of benign and malignant tumors in 11 cases; the death of 21 cases, of which 10 cases of benign tumors (benign tumors as a result of the death of 6 cases, other causes of death in 4 cases) , 11 cases of malignant tumors, 3 cases of recurrence (1 case of benign and malignant 2) and the rest recovered well. Primary cardiac tumors can be seen in the left atrial myxoma of the most common, the most common clinical manifestation is the heart, shortness of breath. Once diagnosed with surgery as soon as possible, the benign effects of surgery, cancer and poor prognosis.

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