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Table 2 Prognosis of patients differs with respect to the mass locations and the pathological results

From: Percutaneous intravenous catheter forceps biopsy in right atrial mass: two case reports and literature review

Neoplasm location and pathology

Overall response

Progressive disease

Not mentioned

Total

All cases

22

9

22

53

First attack symptom

    

 Related to the mass

17

8

13

38

 Unrelated to the mass

5

1

4

10

 No discomfort or not mentioned

0

0

5

5

Biopsy location

    

 Right atrium or atrial septum

21

8

21

50

 Involved left atrium

1

1

1

3

Malignant tumor

    

 Lymphoma

11

0

4

15

 Metastatic tumor

0

4

5

9

 Soft-tissue sarcoma

6

3

4

13

Benign tumor

    

 Lipomyoma

0

0

1

1

 Myxoma

1

0

1

2

 Paraganglioma

0

0

2

2

 Fibroma

0

0

1

1

Others

    

 Thrombus

2

1

1

4

 Bacterial vegetation

1

0

0

1

 IgG4-related diseases

1

0

0

1

 Myocardial amyloidosis

0

1

0

1

 Not mentioned

0

0

3

3

  1. The overall response means patients’ clinical symptoms were relieved and/or healed, or the tumor volume was reduced. Progressive disease means patients could not benefit from the treatment, it was worsened, or led to death