Table 1 Clinical features of patients with metastatic cardiac tumors
From: Clinical features and prognosis of cardiac metastatic tumors
Item | No. of patients or cases (n) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 25 |
Female | 16 |
Age, years | |
< 60 | 19 |
≥ 60 | 22 |
Average | 56.20 (interquartile range: 49.50 – 66.50) |
Median | 60.00 |
Type of primary malignancy | |
Lymphoma | 10 |
Lung cancer | 7 |
Cervical cancer | 3 |
Renal cancer | 3 |
Melanoma | 2 |
Esophageal cancer | 4 |
Colorectal cancer | 2 |
Soft tissue sarcoma | 2 |
Liver cancer | 2 |
Bone sarcoma | 2 |
Uncertain pathologic type | 2 |
Site of cardiac metastasis | |
Left atrium | 4 cases |
Left ventricle | 14 cases |
Right atrium | 5 cases |
Right ventricle | 16 cases |
Interventricular septum | 4 cases |
Pericardium | 13 cases |
Other | 5 cases |
Cardiac symptoms | |
Yes | 12 |
No | 29 |
Pericardial effusion | |
Yes | 15 |
No | 26 |
Hypertension | |
Yes | 10 |
No | 31 |
Diabetes | |
Yes | 5 |
No | 36 |
History of smoking | |
Yes | 8 |
No | 33 |
History of alcohol | |
Yes | 4 |
No | 37 |
History of heart disease | |
Yes | 7 |
No | 34 |
Abnormal ECG after development of cardiac metastasis | |
Yes | 17 |
No | 24 |
Valvular regurgitation after development of cardiac metastasis | |
Yes | 25 |
No | 2 |
Undetected | 14 |