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Frequency of primary tumors of the heart

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Abstract

Primary tumors of the heart are rare. Based upon the data of 22 large autopsy series, the frequency of primary cardiac tumors is approximately 0.02% — corresponding to 200 tumors in 1 million autopsies (Table I).

1. Frequency of Primary Heart Tumors Autopsy Series

NTU%
Lymburner48,55040.047
Shelburne51,20030.25
Pollia and Gogol612,00000
Scott and Garvin711,10000
Benjamin840,000120.03
Ravid and Sachs91,88810.053
AMA survey (1938-1 942)10480,33180.0017
Straus and Merliss101,55030.19
Leach116,27510.016
Whorton1220,33730.015
Amsterdam et al135,00010.02
Prichard144,20040.095
Saphir157,88920.025
Fine1618,328230.125
Heath173,91410.026
Baumann and Clavadetscher182,07040.19
Wold and Lie1923,673410.17
Fabian and Rose2010,26150.049
Schanz and Schneider2126,980210.078
Schwesinger et al2225,85590.035
Guang-ying237,42340.054
Lam et al2412,48570.056
Total731,3091570.021

Percentage is based on the total number of autopsies performed (N) and the number of detected tumors(TU).

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