Population
71 patients with primary cardiac tumors managed by a university teaching center over a period of 40 years
Design
Cohort
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Supports resection for benign atrial tumors; malignant tumors show low resectability and high mortality, leaving open improved management for right atrial masses.
Primary cardiac tumors are predominantly benign and located in the left atrium, whereas malignant tumors are more common in the right atrium and in men, presenting with lower resectability and poor prognosis.
Perchinsky et al. (1997) studied this question.
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