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.
Barbetakis
Nikolaos
N
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Xenikakis
Theocharis
T
Efstathiou
Andreas
A
Samanidis
George
G
Tsilikas
Christodoulos
C
Fessatidis
Ioannis
I
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