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Primary tumors of the heart and pericardium are very uncommon, and most of them are benignant. Excluding large referral centers, only a few cases of primary malignant tumors are observed in single hospitals over years, challenging clinicians’ diagnostic ability and surgical skills [1–4]:
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Santini, F., Viganò, G., Salsano, A., Salvador, L. (2017). Surgical Treatment of Primary Cardiac Malignancies. In: Lestuzzi, C., Oliva, S., Ferraù, F. (eds) Manual of Cardio-oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40236-9_24
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