title: The changing prevalence of secondary cardiac neoplasms as related to cancer therapy.
abstract: A 25-year-review of 1303 autopsies with metastatic non-reticuloendothelial and non-central nervous system malignancies revealed secondary cardiac neoplasms in 179 cases (14%). When the autopsies were divided into two groups by time period, a significant increased prevalence of secondary cardiac neoplasms was demonstrated during the later period (1966-1977). This noted increase was not influenced by chemotherapy but was apparently related to attempted curative surgical and/or radiation therapy.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery