Table 2 Characteristics of primary benign cardiac tumors
From: Primary cardiac tumors on the verge of oblivion: a European experience over 15 years
Histology and location | No. of patients (% of benign) | Tumor relapse | Mean survival (months) |
|---|---|---|---|
Benign | 102 (90.3%) | 3 | 187.2 ± 2.7 |
Myxoma | 78 (76.5%) | 3 | 188.4 ± 2.5 |
Left atrium | 68 (66.6%) | ||
Right atrium | 8 (7.8%) | ||
Information not available | 2 (2.0%) | ||
Lipomatous hypertrophy | 1 (1.0%) | 0 | |
right atrial roof and superior caval vein | |||
True lipoma | 1 (1.0%) | 0 | |
right atrial septum, obstructing right atrium | |||
Glomangioma | 1 (1.0%) | 0 | |
extracardial, between left atrium and pulmonary artery | |||
Hemangioma | 2 (2.0%) | 0 | |
left atrium, anterior mitral valve leaflet | 1 (1.0%) | ||
right intralatrial septum | 1 (1.0%) | ||
Fibroelastoma | 13 (12.7%) | 0 | |
pulmonary valve | 1 (1.0%) | ||
aortic valve leaflets | 6 (5.9%) | ||
mitral valve leaflets | 2 (2.0%) | ||
papillary muscle | 2 (2.0%) | ||
apex, occluding the left ventricle* | 1 (1.0%) | ||
left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) | 1 (1.0%) | ||
Hamartoma | 2 (2.0%) | 0 | 68.5 ± 48.4 |
right atrium, completely obstructing | 1 (1.0%) | ||
right ventricle, completely obstructing | 1 (1.0%) | ||
hereditary paraganglioma (left atrium)** | 1 (0.9%) | 0 |