Cardiac tumors classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dheeraj Makkar, M.D.[2]

Overview

Cardiac tumors are classified as either primary or secondary based on their origin.
Primary tumors can be categorized as benign, malignant, or intermediate.

Classification

In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) changed the classification of cardiac neoplasms, including benign tumors, tumor-like lesions, malignant tumors, and pericardial tumors. ^[1]

Now, cardiac tumors are categorized into primary and secondary.

Cardiac Tumors

Primary

Secondary

Malignant

Benign

Intermediate

Low grade Sarcoma/Myxofibroma

High Grade sarcoma/Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma

Congenital

Childhood

Adult

Neoplastic benign

Non-neoplastic

Classification

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Secondary Cardiac Tumors

References

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↑ Travis WD, Brambilla E, Nicholson AG, Yatabe Y, Austin JHM, Beasley MB; et al. (2015). “The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Lung Tumors: Impact of Genetic, Clinical and Radiologic Advances Since the 2004 Classification”. J Thorac Oncol. 10 (9): 1243–1260. doi:10.1097/JTO.0000000000000630. PMID 26291008.

[pmid26291008-1] Travis WD, Brambilla E, Nicholson AG, Yatabe Y, Austin JHM, Beasley MB; et al. (2015). “The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Lung Tumors: Impact of Genetic, Clinical and Radiologic Advances Since the 2004 Classification”. J Thorac Oncol. 10 (9): 1243–1260. doi:10.1097/JTO.0000000000000630. PMID 26291008.

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