Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literature
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare tumors with an unfavourable prognosis. Complete surgical resection is currently the only mode of therapy proven to show any benefit. We report the cases of two patients presenting with features of obstruction and embolism and a p...
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doaj-3a906c4510f64aa594a71501f66633412020-11-24T22:16:24ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902007-07-01213410.1186/1749-8090-2-34Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literatureKadir IsaacJones Mark TMeraj ShaistaDevbhandari Mohan PBridgewater Ben<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare tumors with an unfavourable prognosis. Complete surgical resection is currently the only mode of therapy proven to show any benefit. We report the cases of two patients presenting with features of obstruction and embolism and a presumed diagnosis of left atrial myxoma. At operation they were unexpectedly found to have large tumours raising strong suspicions of malignancy. Due to the extensive involvement of intracardiac structures with little possibility of reconstruction together with poor general condition of the patient, debulking was deemed to be the only viable option. Subsequent histology confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoma in both patients. Surgery produced immediate and effective symptom relief. The first patient died four months after the operation and second patient is still alive at 12 months after her operation. A brief review of literature on cardiac sarcoma is presented.</p> http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/34 |
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Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literature |
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Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literature |
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Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literature |
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Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literature |
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primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of current literature |
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare tumors with an unfavourable prognosis. Complete surgical resection is currently the only mode of therapy proven to show any benefit. We report the cases of two patients presenting with features of obstruction and embolism and a presumed diagnosis of left atrial myxoma. At operation they were unexpectedly found to have large tumours raising strong suspicions of malignancy. Due to the extensive involvement of intracardiac structures with little possibility of reconstruction together with poor general condition of the patient, debulking was deemed to be the only viable option. Subsequent histology confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoma in both patients. Surgery produced immediate and effective symptom relief. The first patient died four months after the operation and second patient is still alive at 12 months after her operation. A brief review of literature on cardiac sarcoma is presented.</p> |
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