title: Right hemi-reconstruction of the left atrium using two equine pericardial patches for recurrent malignant fibrous histiocytoma: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of recurrent malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) in the left atrium, treated by removal of the tumor and the right half of the left atrium, which was reconstructed with two equine pericardial patches. Postoperative echocardiography showed patent right pulmonary veins and a properly shaped left atrium. The patient survived for 3 years after the operation with no cardiac symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iguro
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: Ryuzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004677:Encephalocele; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous