title: Ewing Sarcoma in the Right Ventricle.
abstract: Ewing sarcoma is the second most prevalent malignant primary bone tumor but constitutes only a small proportion of cardiac metastases. We present a case of asymptomatic Ewing sarcoma metastatic to the right ventricle. A 36-year-old man presented for evaluation and resection of a pedunculated right ventricular cardiac tumor. Three years before, he had been diagnosed with translocation-negative Ewing sarcoma, for which he had undergone chemotherapy and amputation of the left leg below the knee. We resected the right ventricular tumor. Analysis of the resected mass supported the diagnosis of metastatic Ewing sarcoma. Postoperative transthoracic echocardiograms showed normal biventricular size and function. One year later, the patient had no recurrence of the sarcoma. In addition to discussing this case, we review the relevant medical literature.
authors: Marija
authors: M
authors: Petrovic
authors: Bihong
authors: B
authors: Zhao
authors: Manoj
authors: M
authors: Thangam
authors: Pranav
authors: P
authors: Loyalka
authors: L Maximilian
authors: LM
authors: Buja
authors: Biswajit
authors: B
authors: Kar
authors: Igor D
authors: ID
authors: Gregoric
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Heart neoplasms/secondary/surgery; heart ventricles/surgery; neoplasm invasiveness; oncogene proteins, fusion; sarcoma, Ewing/genetics/pathology/surgery; treatment outcome