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. 2014 Jun 4;37(9):582–588. doi: 10.1002/clc.22295

Table 1.

Prevalence of Primary Malignancies of the Heart and Pericardium in Single Surgical Series3 14

Authors Year of Publication Period of Data Collection Total No. of Patients Primary Tumors of the Heart and Pericardium, N (%) Histopathological Entity, N (%)
Barreiro et al3 2013 1979–2012  73 11 (15.1) Undifferentiated sarcoma, 4 (36.4); rhabdomyosarcoma, 2 (18.2); angiosarcoma, 2 (18.2); pericardial mesothelioma, 2 (18.2); osteosarcoma, 1 (9)
Thiene et al4 2013 1970–2010 239 26 (10.5) Leiomyosarcoma, 5 (19); angiosarcoma, 5 (19); undifferentiated sarcoma, 4 (15.5); histiocytoma, 3 (11.5); mesothelioma, 3 (11.5); lymphoma, 3 (11.5); fibrosarcoma, 2 (8); malignant schwannoma, 1 (4)
Agaimy et al5 2012 1999–2011  74 5 (6.7) Undifferentiated sarcoma, 4 (80); angiosarcoma, 1 (20)
Carrel et al6 2011 1996–2010 155 11 (7)   Angiosarcoma, 6 (54.5); leiomyosarcoma, 3 (27.5); unclassified sarcoma, 2 (18)
Kumar et al7 2011 1995–2010 188 14 (7.6)  Undifferentiated sarcoma, 6 (42.8); leiomyosarcoma, 1 (7.2); rhabdomyosarcoma, 2 (14.2); angiosarcoma,1 (7.2); non‐Hodgkin lymphoma, 2 (14.2); synovial sarcoma, 1 (7.2); PNET, 1 (7.2)
Patel et al 8 2010 1999–2008  94 27 (28.7) Unclassified sarcoma, 11 (40.7); leiomyosarcoma, 5 (18.5); lymphoma, 4 (14.8); angiosarcoma, 3 (11.1); mesothelioma, 2 (7.4); synovial sarcoma, 1 (3.7); liposarcoma, 1 (3.7)
Matebele et al9 2010 2001–2008  19 1 (5.2) Angiosarcoma, 1 (100)
Elbardissi et al10 2008 1957–2006 323 19 (6)    Leiomyosarcoma, 8 (42); angiosarcoma, 6 (31.5); fibrohistiosarcoma, 3 (16); rhabdomyosarcoma, 2 (10.5)
Yu et al11 2007 1996–2005 242 18 (7.4)  Angiosarcoma, 7 (38.9); mesenchymoma, 6 (33.3); leiomyosarcoma, 3 (16.6); mesothelioma, 1 (5.6); fibromyxosarcoma, 1 (5.6)
Bossert et al12 2005 1994–2003  77 4 (5.1) Sarcoma, 1 (25); angiosarcoma, 1 (25); leiomyosarcoma, 2 (50)
Agarwal et al13 2003 1989–2001  34 2 (5.8) Leiomyosarcoma, 2 (100)
Grande et al14 1993 1980–1992  31  5 (16.1) Fibrosarcoma, 4 (80); lymphoma, 1 (20)

Abbreviations: PNET, primitive neuroectodermal tumor.