PRIMARY TUMORS OF THE HEART
Authors: SAMUEL A. SHELBURNE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Case Reports1 September 1935PRIMARY TUMORS OF THE HEARTWith Special Reference to Certain Features Which Led to a Logical and Correct Diagnosis before Death*SAMUEL A. SHELBURNESAMUEL A. SHELBURNEAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-3-340 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRare is the opportunity to see a case of primary tumor of the heart, so the relatively little written on this subject is not surprising. Because of this rarity, the diagnosis is seldom considered before death. Gottel1(1919) has given Pavlowsky credit for making the clinical diagnosis of a primary tumor of the heart. The only other instances of heart tumor that have been suspected before autopsy were in patients with known primary tumors elsewhere in the body, who developed unexpected signs of heart disease, such as heart block, or cardiac decompensation (Fishberg,3Willius and Amberg,5Rosler4). Yater2has written...Bibliography1. GOTTEL L: Ein Fall von primaren Herztumor, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1919, xlv, 937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. YATER WM: Tumors of heart and pericardium, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlviii, 627-666. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FISHBERG AM: Auricular fibrillation and flutter in metastatic growths of right auricle, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxx, 629-634. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ROSLER OA: Vier Seltenere Herzbefunde ein Beitrage zur Herz Diagnostik, Zentralbl. f. Herz. u. Gefasskr., 1924, xvi, 261. Google Scholar5. WILLIUSAMBERG FAS: Two cases of secondary tumors of the heart in children, in one of which diagnosis was made during life, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1930, xiii, 1307-1316. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Dallas, Texas*Received for publication June 14, 1934. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySomatic PRKAR1A mutation in sporadic atrial myxoma with cerebral parenchymal metastases: a case reportSurgical Management of Cardiac MyxomaFrequency of primary tumors of the heartPrimary cardiac lymphomaPrimary Osteogenic Sarcoma of the HeartLeft Atrial Myxoma Revealed by Femoral EmbolectomyPrimary osteosarcoma of the heartINTRAMURAL CALCIFIED FIBROMA OF THE HEARTPrimary pericardial mesothelioma: Report of two cases and review of the literatureIntramural Ventricular Cardiac FibromaPrimary reticulum cell sarcoma of the heartPrimary atrial tumorIntracardiac myxomas and thrombiPRIMARY RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE HEART*GEORGE C. COE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Primary lymphosarcoma of the heart.Review of the literature and report of 3 casesDie Rhythmusstörungen des Herzens (einschließlich der intramuralen Leitungsstörungen und des Alternans)Herz- und PerikardtumorenPrimary Mesothelioma of the PericardiumNEOPLASTIC INVASION OF THE HEART AND PERICARDIUM*GENE U. COHEN, M.D., THOMAS M. PEERY, M.D., JOHN M. EVANS, M.D.Neurogenic sarcoma in the heartMyxoma of the Left AtriumPrimary Myosarcoma of the HeartPrimary Tumor of the Pericardium Involving the Myocardium: Surgical RemovalMitral stenosis and insufficiency produced by cardiac "myxoma"Primary malignant tumors of the heartReport of a caseCardiac MyxomaHemangio-endothelioblastoma of the heartMASS THROMBUS OF THE LEFT AURICLEPrimary tumor of the left auricle simulating mitral stenosisPersistent displacement of the RS-T segment in a case of metastatic tumor of the heartPrimary sarcoma of the heartTUMORS OF THE HEART. II. REPORT OF A SECONDARY TUMOR OF THE HEART INVOLVING THE PERICARDIUM AND THE BUNDLE OF HIS WITH REMISSION FOLLOWING DEEP ROENTGEN-RAY THERAPY*SAMUEL A. SHELBURNE, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD S. ARONSON, M.D.CARDIAC MYXOMA A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STUDYPrimary tumor of the heart (entrance of the pulmonary artery)Primary tumor of the heart producing an unusual cardiac shadow in the roentgenogramMalignant hæmangio-endothelioma of the heart: Report of a case 1 September 1935Volume 9, Issue 3Page: 340-349KeywordsAutopsyCardiovascular therapyHeartHeart diseasesHeart failure Issue Published: 1 September 1935 PDF DownloadLoading ...