title: Recurrent Primary Cardiac Sarcoma Managed With Radical Cardiac Resection and Pneumonectomy.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare. Although complete surgical resection of malignant primary cardiac tumors results in an improved survival compared with no intervention, the overall prognosis is generally poor, with treatable recurrent primary cardiac sarcomas being extremely rare. We report a patient with a recurrent primary cardiac sarcoma obstructing the left atrium managed with radical cardiac resection, including right pneumonectomy, with 21-month postprocedural survival.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri. Electronic address: kallen2340@aol.com.
authors.forename: Keith B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: A Michael
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Borkon
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: J Russell
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's Mid America Heart & Vascular Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*