title: Cardiac sarcoma originating from the tricuspid valve.
abstract: Primary cardiac sarcomas are uncommon. We report an unusual presentation of a cardiac sarcoma that originated from the posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. This tumor, which provided a working diagnosis of tricuspid valve myxoma before and during surgery, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of right atrial and ventricular masses.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland. Afksendyios.Kalangos@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalangos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hohn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vala
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girardet
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faidutti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology*