Clinicopathological Study of Cardiac Myxomas: A case series of three years’ experience with seven cases

Abstract

Background: Primary tumors of the heart are extremely rare, with an estimated incidence 
ranging from 0.0017% to 0.33% at autopsy. (1) Cardiac myxomas represent the most frequent 
benign cardiac tumors. In most surgical series, they account for almost 80% of cases. (2)