Primary Cardiac Tumours: Our Experience

Sharma, Jyotindra; Sherchan, S; Pradhan, Sidharth; Rajbanshi, Bijoy G.; Koirala, Raamesh; Tamala, R; Pokharel, Jeju Nath; Uprety,; Koirala, Bipin

doi:10.3126/njh.v8i1.8329

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“… 7 Benign tumors are treated with complete surgical resection whereas malignant tumors need to be completely excised as far as possible and treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 8 …”

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Cardiac Myxoma among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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Introduction: Heart neoplasms are rare tumors. Myxoma is the commonest primary benign tumor of the heart presenting with features of obstruction, arrhythmia, and embolism. Surgical excision of the tumor is the gold standard of treatment. The aim of the study is to find out the prevalence of cardiac myxoma among all cardiac surgeries operated during the study period. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among 3800 patients undergoing surgery for cardiac tumors in a tertiary care center after obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number- 36/(6-11)E2/077/078). The data was collected retrospectively from August 2012 to August 2020 using convenience sampling method. Statistical analysis was performed using Microsoft Excel 2016. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Results: There were 26 (0.68%) (0.42-0.94 at 95% Confidence Interval) myxoma among 3800 cardiac surgeries performed over eight years. The mean age of the patients was 54.76±14.31 (range 17-75) years. Twenty (76.92%) patients were females. The commonest presenting symptom was shortness of breath in 19 (73.07%) patients. En masse excision with the closure of the atrial septal defect was the principal surgical technique. The mean Intensive Care Unit stay and hospital stays were 2.92±1.29 and 6.26±2.61 days respectively. There was no perioperative mortality. Conclusions: Cardiac myxoma was the most common cardiac tumor encountered as in other studies.

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Free Full Text Articles are Available at www.jnma.com.np completely excised as far as possible and treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 8 Researches on the cardiac tumor from Nepal are scarce. This study is intended to find out the prevalence of cardiac myxoma among all cardiac tumors operated in our center during the study period.

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