title: [Surgical treatment of primary cardiac tumors].
abstract: From Jan. 1962 to Nov. 1994, 130 patients with primary cardiac tumors were performed in Shanghai Chest Hospital. There were 48 male and 82 female patients ranging in age from 16 to 73 (average 43.8 years). 123 (94.6%) had benign and 7 (5.4%) were malignant tumor. Cardiac myoxmas accounted for 91.1% of all benign neoplasias. 5 patients with benign and 1 patient with malignant tumor died early (within 30 days of operation). Of the 4 patients who died late, 3 had had malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Chest Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014463:Ultrasonography