Table 6.
Incidence of tumors originated from the heart in infancy (under 16 years)
| Tumors | AFIP | Becker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| <1 year | <6 years | <16 years | |
| Benign | |||
| Myxoma | 0 | 4 (7.1 %) | 0 |
| Rhabdomyoma | 19 (54.3 %) | 20 (35.7 %) | 9 (42.9 %) |
| Fibroma | 8 (22.9 %) | 13 (23.2 %) | 5 (23.8 %) |
| Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy | 2 (5.7 %) | 2 (3.6 %) | 2 (9.5 %) |
| Hemangioma | 1 (2.9 %) | 2 (3.6 %) | 2 (9.5 %) |
| Cystic tumor of AV node | 1 (2.9 %) | 2 (3.6 %) | 0 |
| Inflammatory pseudotumor | 0 | 1 (1.8 %) | 0 |
| Teratoma | 1 (2.9 %) | 1 (1.8 %) | 0 |
| Lipoma | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.8 %) |
| Total | 32 (91.3 %) | 45 (80.4 %) | 19 (90.5 %) |
| Malignant | |||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 (2.9 %) | 3 (5.4 %) | 0 |
| Angiosarcoma | 0 | 1 (1.8 %) | 0 |
| Undifferentiated sarcoma | 1 (2.9 %) | 3 (5.4 %) | 1 (4.8 %) |
| Malignant fibrous histiocytoma | 1 (1.8 %) | 0 | |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 (2.9 %) | 1 (1.8 %) | 1 (4.8 %) |
| Fibrosarcoma | 0 | 1 (1.8 %) | 0 |
| Myxosarcoma | 0 | 1 (1.8 %) | 0 |
| Total | 3 (8.7 %) | 11 (19.6 %) | 2 (9.5 %) |
| Total | 35 | 56 | 21 |
Modified from references [3, 18]
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