Cardiac masses are not an uncommon diagnostic dilemma in daily cardiology clinical
practice (1). The main issue is that there is lack of standardization among cardiology …

Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Myxoma and sarcoma are the most common types of
benign and malignant cardiac tumors, respectively. Secondary cardiac tumors, the majority …

Cardiac and pericardial masses represent a rare, but large spectrum of different entities with
variable morbidity and mortality. 1 Beside intra-cardiac thrombi, calcifications, and …

CARDIAC TUMORS ARE INFREQUENT, AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY DEPENDS ON
WHETHER THE TUMOR is benign or malignant, as well as its location within the heart …

Discussion Primary cardiac tumours are rare occurrences. Approximately 75% of primary
cardiac tumours consist of benign atrial myxomas [2]. The remaining 25% consist of …

Objectives This study sought to assess the diagnostic accuracy of cardiac computed
tomography (CT) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) with positron emission …

Cardiac tumors are a very rare condition. Mostly, they are benign tumors (75%), with
myxomas being the most frequent. The remaining 25% are malignant; either primary …

Cardiac tumours represent a rare but important issue in clinical routine in both tertiary and
non-tertiary clinical centres. Initial studies based on autopsy data placed them at an …

To evaluate the contribution and performance of multimodal imaging in the diagnostic and
therapeutic management of cardiac masses. We carried out a monocentric retrospective …

Background To compare the diagnostic accuracy of CMR and FDG-PET/CT and their
complementary role to distinguish benign vs malignant cardiac masses. Methods …