[Primary cardiac sarcoma: report of 3 cases and review of the literature].
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.
Landolsi-Ben Ammou
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Service de médecine carcinologique, CHU F.-Hached, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie. slim.benahmed@rns.tn
Ben Fatma
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L
Kallel
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L
Gharbi
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O
Baâti
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E
Boughzela
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E
Kraïem
C
C
Tlili
K
K
Korbi
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S
Ben Ahmed
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S
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