Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma: A Therapeutical Dilemma

Cardiac angiosarcomas are malignant tumors that almost invariably have a short and fatal evolution. The therapeutic approach includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, alone or in combination. Heart transplantation is an attractive option in nonresectable tumors, even though the current...

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Main Authors: Frota Filho José Dario, Lucchese Fernando A., Leães Paulo, Valente Luís Antônio, Vieira Mariana S., Blacher Celso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000600006