Primary cardiac carcinosarcoma: a rare, aggressive tumor.
Primary cardiac carcinosarcoma is a rare cardiac tumor, and little is known about its natural history. We treated a man who had no evidence of a cardiac mass at initial echocardiography, but 19 months later he had a large biatrial tumor with left ventricular inflow obstruction. Only palliative resection could be achieved. Four months postoperatively extensive tumor recurrence was found, and he died a month later. Histologic examination showed cells with features of both rhabdomyosarcoma and adenocarcinoma, and the tumor was classified as a primary cardiac carcinosarcoma.
Ramnarine
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Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, United Kingdom. ianrramnarine@hotmail.com
Davidson
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van Doorn
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D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care