[Right atrioventricular metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma. Prolonged course after repeated surgery and chemotherapy].
The authors report a case of cardiac metastasis of a myxoid liposarcoma of the thigh in a 54 year old woman. The treatment associated repeated surgical ablation and chemotherapy. The drugs used induced some cardiotoxicity which limited their prescription but nevertheless, the patient survived 5 years. Previous reported cases do not describe survival lasting more than 2 years and associated chemotherapy would therefore seem to be a valuable adjuvant, increasing the life expectancy of such patients.
Langlard
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Clinique cardiologique, hôpital G. et R. Laennec, Nantes.
Lefévre
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Fiche
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Chevallier
J C
JC
Godin
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Bouhour
J B
JB
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right
Métastase auriculo-ventriculaire droite d'un liposarcome myxoïde. Evolution prolongée avec chirurgie itérative et chimiothérapie.