title: Synovial sarcoma of the heart.
abstract: We report a case of synovial sarcoma of the heart in a 14-year-old boy, who presented with signs of mild generalized illness and rapidly progressed to haemodynamic collapse. On operation the tumour was attached to the tricuspid valve, away from the atrioventricular node. He was considered to have incomplete resection due to extensive adhesions to the atrioventricular junction, and was offered chemotherapy. On 18 months follow-up, he was asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6000, Australia. sylvioprovenzano@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sylvio Carvalho
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Provenzano
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Con
authors.forename: Owen D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents