Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node : a review of the literature

Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon clinical entities with an incidence of 0.0017% to 0.03% of all autopsies. Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular (AV) node, also known as mesothelioma of the AV node, is a benign congenital tumor that is located in the triangle of Koch in the AV nodal region of the atrial septum of the heart. It comprises of 2.7% of cardiac tumors and is the most common primary cardiac tumor causing sudden death. We herein review the etiology, presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, management, surgical approaches and outcomes of this rare tumor.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Journal of thoracic disease - 9(2017), 9 vom: 10. Sept., Seite 3313-3318

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luc, Jessica G Y [VerfasserIn]
Phan, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AV node mesothelioma
Cardiac tumor
Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular (AV) node
Journal Article
Pathology
Review
Sudden cardiac death

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/jtd.2017.08.101

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM278862497