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The [[incidence]] of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons. Myxoma is a rare disease that tends to affect infants and children, females are more commonly affected with myxoma than males.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | The [[incidence]] of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons. Myxoma is a rare disease that tends to affect infants and children, females are more commonly affected with myxoma than males.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons. Myxoma is a rare disease that tends to affect infants and children, females are more commonly affected with myxoma than males.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons.
Age
- The majority of patients with Myxoma are infants and children.
Gender
- Myxomas are more common in females.
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp