Surgical Intervention of Undifferentiated Cardiac Sarcoma with Metastases.
- Author:
Jae Seung SHIN
1
;
Hak Jae KIM
;
Young Ho CHOI
;
Hyun Goo KIM
;
Man Jong BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Guro Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Heart neoplasm;
Sarcoma
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Brain;
Drug Therapy;
Dyspnea;
Heart Neoplasms;
Hemodynamics;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Lung;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Prognosis;
Sarcoma*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(5):432-435
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of primary undifferentiated cardiac sarcoma. The tumor originated from the left atrial free wall with multi-organ metastases, e.g., lung, and adrenal gland. The patient gradually grew worse with dyspnea and hemoptysis because of the obstructed left atrial outflow. Surgical resection of the left atrial sarcoma was undertaken to save the patient's life, followed by chemotherapy and brain irradiation as adjuvant therapy. The prognosis of cardiac sarcoma with metastases is very poor. However, in patients with hemodynamic instability, surgical intervention could be a therapeutic modality as palliation.
