title: Chondrosarcoma of the Heart.
abstract: Chondrosarcoma is a rare entity of malignant tumor which arises from cartilaginous tissue, and the literatures on this disease are scarce. The first-line of treatment for cardiac chondrosarcoma is surgery. Due to early local recurrence and distant metastasis, the prognosis is poor even after complete surgical excision. We present a case of chondrosarcoma in the left atrium causing functional mitral stenosis which required urgent surgical intervention, and the successful treatment outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Do Jung
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Jin Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yonhee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Sak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hyun-Chel
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Young-Nam
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Youn
keywords: Chondrosarcoma; Heart neoplasms; Neoplasms, Connective tissue