Abstract:

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of surgical treatment of cardiac tumors. Methods The clinical data of 66 patients with cardiac tumors undergoing surgical treatment were retrospectively analysed, including clinical manifestations, pathological types, treatment procedures and treatment outcomes. Results There were 57 patients with benign cardiac tumors among the 66 patients, and all the tumors were myxomas. One patient died during perioperation, and another one underwent a second operation due to recurrence 3 years after first operation. Six patients experienced metastatic malignant cardiac tumors and 3 had primary malignant cardiac tumors, and all these 9 patients died 1 to 10 months after operation. Conclusion Surgical treatment may be optimal to manage cardiac tumors, with favourable outcomes in benign cardiac tumors and poor prognosis in malignant ones.

Key words: cardiac tumor, surgery, prognosis