heart and blood vessel disorders
Overview of Heart Tumors
Treatment of Heart Tumors
Surgical removal of noncancerous (benign) heart tumors Sometimes chemotherapy or radiation for people with cancerous heart tumors A single small noncancerous primary heart tumor can be surgically removed, usually resulting in a cure. If a large noncancerous primary tumor is significantly reducing blood flow through the heart, removal of the part of the tumor that does not grow into the heart wall may improve heart function. However, if a large part of the heart wall is involved, surgery may be impossible. Rhabdomyomasregress without treatment in most affected newborns and usually do not require treatment. that does not affect the wall between the ventricles (septum) may be successfully removed. Tumors that affect this wall usually also affect the Tracing the Heart’s Electrical Pathway and cannot be surgically removed. Children with this type of tumor usually die of an abnormal heart rhythm at an early age. If a fibroma is large, blocks blood flow, and has grown into the surrounding tissue, Transplantation is very rarely done in either children or adults, and only people with noncancerous tumors are typically considered for heart transplantation. 