Synchronous left ventricular myxoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma: simultaneous surgical management.
The occurrence of synchronous but unrelated cardiac and soft tissue tumours is extremely rare. Here we describe the case of a 62-year-old man who had a left ventricular myxoma and an unrelated synchronous malignant fibrous histiocytoma. The patient first underwent successful resection of the soft tissue tumour and in the same session emergency resection of the cardiac mass under cardiopulmonary bypass. One year after this combined operation, the patient is well, with no recurrence of either tumour.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikolaos
N
Barbetakis
Theocharis
T
Xenikakis
Andreas
A
Efstathiou
George
G
Samanidis
Christodoulos
C
Tsilikas
Ioannis
I
Fessatidis
D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed