Myxoma staging

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]

Overview

There is no established system for the staging of myxoma.^[1]

Staging

According to the morphology code of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-0) the biological behavior for cardiac myxoma is coded /0 for benign tumors. Given their low frequency and benign origin, there is no staging system for cardiac myxoma tumors.^[2]

References

↑ Amano J, Nakayama J, Yoshimura Y, Ikeda U (2013). “Clinical classification of cardiovascular tumors and tumor-like lesions, and its incidences”. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 61 (8): 435–47. doi:10.1007/s11748-013-0214-8. PMC 3732772. PMID 23460447.
↑ WHO:International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd Edition (ICD-O-3)http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/adaptations/oncology/en/ Accessed on November, 20 2015

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[pmid23460447-1] Amano J, Nakayama J, Yoshimura Y, Ikeda U (2013). “Clinical classification of cardiovascular tumors and tumor-like lesions, and its incidences”. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 61 (8): 435–47. doi:10.1007/s11748-013-0214-8. PMC 3732772. PMID 23460447.

[2] WHO:International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd Edition (ICD-O-3)http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/adaptations/oncology/en/ Accessed on November, 20 2015

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