CARDIAC CANCER

Course overview

CARDIAC TUMORS ARE UNCOMMON AND CAN BE PRIMARY OR METASTATIC. PRIMARY CARDIAC TUMORS ARE RARE, AND THE INCIDENCE IS FROM 0.001 TO 0.3% BY AUTOPSY. THEY CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL GROUPS: 1. BENIGN CONGENITAL TUMORS; 2. BENIGN ACQUIRED TUMORS; AND 3. MALIGNANT TUMORS. NEARLY 90% OF PRIMARY CARDIAC TUMORS ARE BENIGN. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS OF CARDIAC TUMORS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.