title: Primary cardiac chondrosarcoma--a case report.
abstract: We report a case of chondrosarcoma of the heart that was managed surgically. As chondrosarcoma of cardiac origin is extremely rare, this case is described with a brief comment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minakata
mesh_terms: D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve