title: [Cardiac tumors--clinical symptoms, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic aspects].
abstract: Cardiac tumors are rare; however, they pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges on the physician and, in most cases, interdisciplinary approaches are necessary. The present article summarizes the most frequent cardiac tumors and discusses the diagnostic aspects and therapeutic consequences. The focus of this article is on primary cardiac tumors.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Städtisches Krankenhaus Kiel, Chemnitzstrasse 33, Kiel. Joerg.Strotmann@krankenhaus-kiel.de
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strotmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed