Autotransplantation of the Heart for Recurrent Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor.
10.3346/jkms.2017.32.9.1548
- Author:
Hyun Oh PARK
1
;
Jun Ho YANG
;
Sung Hwan KIM
;
Seong Ho MOON
;
Joung Hun BYUN
;
Jun Young CHOI
;
Chung Eun LEE
;
Jung Wook YANG
;
Jong Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Korea. cs99kjw@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart;
Transplantation;
Autologus;
Myofibroblastic Tumor
- MeSH:
Autografts*;
Dyspnea;
Female;
Heart Atria;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Myofibroblasts*;
Postoperative Complications;
Transplantation;
Transplantation, Autologous*
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2017;32(9):1548-1551
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of dyspnea caused by a cardiac tumor in a 53-year-old woman. The patient had undergone a cardiac tumor (inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, 6.2 × 4.2 × 3.3 cm) resection at our institute 13 months earlier. We performed preoperative evaluations which revealed a cardiac tumor originating from the posterior wall of the left atrium. Cardiac autotransplantation surgery (cardiac explantation, ex vivo tumor resection, cardiac reconstruction, and cardiac reimplantation) was successfully performed for the complete resection of the recurrent tumor without major postoperative complications. The patient showed good physical conditions for 21 months after the surgery. Cardiac autotransplantation is a safe and feasible technique for the complete resection of complex left atrial tumors.
