2009-03-23
Entry tags:
Cardiovascular Pathology
What is the most common primary tumor of the heart?
--atrial myxoma (rare, pedunculated tumor that can occlude valves, cause murmurs)
--congenital, assoc w/ Carney's syndrome
More common than the myxoma is a metastasis to the heart from what malignancy?
--melanoma
( quiz and notes on heart dz )
--atrial myxoma (rare, pedunculated tumor that can occlude valves, cause murmurs)
--congenital, assoc w/ Carney's syndrome
More common than the myxoma is a metastasis to the heart from what malignancy?
--melanoma