Heart cancer
Heart cancer is cancer that involves different regions of the heart. It is extremely rare. Many types of the disease includes myxomas, fibromas, rhabdomyomas, and hamartomas.
| Heart cancer | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | C38.0, D15.1 |
| ICD-9 | 164.1, 212.7 |
| MeSH | D006338 |
In a study of 12,487 autopsies performed in Hong Kong seven cardiac tumors were found, most of which were not very harmful.[1] According to Mayo Clinic: "At Mayo Clinic, on average only one case of heart cancer is seen each year."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Heart cancer: Is there such a thing? - MayoClinic.com". Retrieved 2009-03-14.