Long-term survival with heart transplantation for fibrosarcoma of the heart.
Primary sarcoma of the heart is a rare disease that has an ominous prognosis with either medical or surgical therapy. We report a case of a 25-year-old woman with sarcoma of the heart who received a transplant and is clinically well after 7 years. We believe that transplantation must be considered in this kind of pathology for selected cases.
Coelho
Pedro N M P
PN
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. pedropirescoelho@gmail.com
Banazol
Nuno G M A
NG
Soares
Rui J M
RJ
Fragata
José I G
JI
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D017741:Survivors; D013997:Time Factors