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Benign Atrial Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
234023
•Concept ID:
C1332474
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Atrial Tumor; Benign Neoplasm of Atrium of Heart; Benign Neoplasm of Cardiac Atrium; Benign Neoplasm of the Atrium of the Heart; Benign Neoplasm of the Cardiac Atrium; Benign Tumor of Atrium of Heart; Benign Tumor of Cardiac Atrium; Benign Tumor of the Atrium of the Heart; Benign Tumor of the Cardiac Atrium

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the right or left atrium and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign Atrial Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cardiac myxomas: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management.
Griborio-Guzman AG, Aseyev OI, Shah H, Sadreddini M
Heart 2022 May 12;108(11):827-833. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319479. PMID: 34493547
Current challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac myxoma.
Samanidis G, Khoury M, Balanika M, Perrea DN
Kardiol Pol 2020 Apr 24;78(4):269-277. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.33963/KP.15254. PMID: 32207702
Cardiac tumors--diagnosis and surgical treatment.
Hoffmeier A, Sindermann JR, Scheld HH, Martens S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Mar 21;111(12):205-11. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0205. PMID: 24717305Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minimally Invasive Extirpation of Benign Atrial Cardiac Tumors: Clinical Follow-Up and Survival.
Van Praet KM, Kofler M, Wilkens K, Sündermann SH, Meyer A, Hommel M, Jacobs S, Falk V, Kempfert J
Innovations (Phila) 2023 May-Jun;18(3):232-239. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1177/15569845231170000. PMID: 37144727
Benign Cardiac Neoplasms in the United States: A Thirteen-Year Review.
Lima NA, Byers-Spencer K, Cwikla K, Huffman C, Diaz M, Melgar TA, Helmstetter N
Cardiology 2021;146(6):748-753. Epub 2021 Sep 1 doi: 10.1159/000519290. PMID: 34469887Free PMC Article
Analysis of the short-term outcomes of biportal robot-assisted lobectomy.
Yang N, He X, Bai Q, Cui B, Gou Y
Int J Med Robot 2021 Dec;17(6):e2326. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1002/rcs.2326. PMID: 34427397
Novel Approaches for Treating Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodules.
Pace-Asciak P, Russell JO, Shaear M, Tufano RP
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:565371. Epub 2020 Oct 30 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.565371. PMID: 33250857Free PMC Article
Electrophysiology Translational Considerations in Cardio-Oncology: QT and Beyond.
Alomar M, Fradley MG
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020 Jun;13(3):390-401. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09924-y. PMID: 31673900

Diagnosis

Cardiac myxomas: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management.
Griborio-Guzman AG, Aseyev OI, Shah H, Sadreddini M
Heart 2022 May 12;108(11):827-833. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319479. PMID: 34493547
Current challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac myxoma.
Samanidis G, Khoury M, Balanika M, Perrea DN
Kardiol Pol 2020 Apr 24;78(4):269-277. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.33963/KP.15254. PMID: 32207702
Cardiac tumors--diagnosis and surgical treatment.
Hoffmeier A, Sindermann JR, Scheld HH, Martens S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Mar 21;111(12):205-11. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0205. PMID: 24717305Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular pseudoneoplasms.
Miller DV, Tazelaar HD
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Mar;134(3):362-8. doi: 10.5858/134.3.362. PMID: 20196664
Masquerading myxoma.
Patel R, Lynn KC
Am J Med Sci 2009 Aug;338(2):161-3. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a3c2b1. PMID: 19680024

Therapy

Right Anterolateral Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Resection of Benign Atrial Masses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Olsthoorn JR, Daemen JHT, de Loos ER, Ter Woorst JF, van Straten AHM, Maessen JG, Sardari Nia P, Heuts S
Innovations (Phila) 2021 Sep-Oct;16(5):426-433. Epub 2021 Aug 1 doi: 10.1177/15569845211032230. PMID: 34338071
Electrophysiology Translational Considerations in Cardio-Oncology: QT and Beyond.
Alomar M, Fradley MG
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020 Jun;13(3):390-401. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09924-y. PMID: 31673900
Clinical Case of the Month: A 57-Year-Old Man with an Axillary Mass.
Desai P, Myers A, Boulmay B, Lopez FA
J La State Med Soc 2017 May-Jun;169(3):78-82. Epub 2017 Jun 23 PMID: 28644156
Atrial Fibrillation and Colonic Neoplasia in African Americans.
Nouraie M, Kansal V, Belfonte C, Ghazvini M, Haidari T, Shahnazi A, Brim H, Soliman EZ, Ashktorab H
PLoS One 2015;10(8):e0135609. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135609. PMID: 26317627Free PMC Article
Gastrointestinal malignancies and cardiovascular diseases--non-negligible comorbidity in an era of multi-antithrombotic drug use.
Ishizaka N, Sakamoto A, Fujishiro M, Nagai R, Koike K
J Cardiol 2011 Nov;58(3):199-207. Epub 2011 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2011.08.004. PMID: 21962727

Prognosis

Minimally Invasive Extirpation of Benign Atrial Cardiac Tumors: Clinical Follow-Up and Survival.
Van Praet KM, Kofler M, Wilkens K, Sündermann SH, Meyer A, Hommel M, Jacobs S, Falk V, Kempfert J
Innovations (Phila) 2023 May-Jun;18(3):232-239. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1177/15569845231170000. PMID: 37144727
National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex-based disparity.
Newell P, Zogg CK, Kusner J, Hirji S, Kerolos M, Kaneko T
J Card Surg 2022 Sep;37(9):2653-2660. Epub 2022 Jun 3 doi: 10.1111/jocs.16654. PMID: 35662249
Cardiac myxomas: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management.
Griborio-Guzman AG, Aseyev OI, Shah H, Sadreddini M
Heart 2022 May 12;108(11):827-833. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319479. PMID: 34493547
Electrophysiology Translational Considerations in Cardio-Oncology: QT and Beyond.
Alomar M, Fradley MG
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020 Jun;13(3):390-401. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09924-y. PMID: 31673900
Masquerading myxoma.
Patel R, Lynn KC
Am J Med Sci 2009 Aug;338(2):161-3. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a3c2b1. PMID: 19680024

Clinical prediction guides

Crosstalk between KIF1C and PRKAR1A in left atrial myxoma.
Zhou M, Yao Y, Wang X, Zha L, Chen Y, Li Y, Wang M, Yu C, Zhou Y, Li Q, Cao Z, Wu J, Shi S, Jiang D, Long D, Wang J, Wang Q, Cheng X, Liao Y, Tu X
Commun Biol 2023 Jul 14;6(1):724. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05094-5. PMID: 37452081Free PMC Article
Minimally Invasive Extirpation of Benign Atrial Cardiac Tumors: Clinical Follow-Up and Survival.
Van Praet KM, Kofler M, Wilkens K, Sündermann SH, Meyer A, Hommel M, Jacobs S, Falk V, Kempfert J
Innovations (Phila) 2023 May-Jun;18(3):232-239. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1177/15569845231170000. PMID: 37144727
Analysis of the short-term outcomes of biportal robot-assisted lobectomy.
Yang N, He X, Bai Q, Cui B, Gou Y
Int J Med Robot 2021 Dec;17(6):e2326. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1002/rcs.2326. PMID: 34427397
Current challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac myxoma.
Samanidis G, Khoury M, Balanika M, Perrea DN
Kardiol Pol 2020 Apr 24;78(4):269-277. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.33963/KP.15254. PMID: 32207702
Cardiovascular pseudoneoplasms.
Miller DV, Tazelaar HD
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Mar;134(3):362-8. doi: 10.5858/134.3.362. PMID: 20196664

Recent systematic reviews

Right Anterolateral Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Resection of Benign Atrial Masses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Olsthoorn JR, Daemen JHT, de Loos ER, Ter Woorst JF, van Straten AHM, Maessen JG, Sardari Nia P, Heuts S
Innovations (Phila) 2021 Sep-Oct;16(5):426-433. Epub 2021 Aug 1 doi: 10.1177/15569845211032230. PMID: 34338071
Pharmacotherapy for thyroid nodules. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Richter B, Neises G, Clar C
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2002 Sep;31(3):699-722. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8529(02)00010-5. PMID: 12227128

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