Key result
Bony and cartilaginous tumors of the heart and great vessels are fatal with ~27 months survival.
Why the study?
Bony and cartilaginous tumors of the heart and great vessels are rare, and their clinical characteristics and origins require further description.
Design
Case report and literature review
Follow-up
Average survival 27 months from first symptom
Authors
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May inform prognostic counseling for rare cardiac tumors; hypothesis-generating and leaves management strategies open pending larger series.
Case Report (n=9)
Bony and cartilaginous tumors of the heart and great vessels are rare, sluggishly aggressive but fatal malignancies with an average survival of 27 months.
Thomas H. McConnell (1970) conducted a case report in Bony and cartilaginous tumors of the heart and great vessels (n=9). Bony and cartilaginous tumors of the heart and great vessels was evaluated on Survival from first symptom. Bony and cartilaginous tumors of the heart and great vessels are sluggishly aggressive but eventually fatal, with an average survival of 27 months from the first symptom.
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