title: [Primary cardiac sarcoma: report of 3 cases and review of the literature].
abstract: Primary cardiac sarcoma is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. We report 3 cases with a review of literature about this disease. There were 2 males and 1 woman. The main symptoms were thoracic pain. The clinical features were various and the thoracic ultra sonography exam allowed the diagnosis in the 3 cases. All patients had surgical remove of their cardiac tumor followed by chemotherapy. All of them died within 13 to 36 months after the diagnosis. Primary cardiac sarcoma has a poor prognosis with a mean survival less than 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine carcinologique, CHU F.-Hached, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie. slim.benahmed@rns.tn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landolsi-Ben Ammou
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ben Fatma
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kallel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baâti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boughzela
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kraïem
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tlili
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korbi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy