Pathak R, Nepal S, Giri S, Ghimire S, Aryal MR. Primary cardiac sarcoma presenting as acute left-sided heart failure.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2014;
4:23057. [PMID:
25147639 PMCID:
PMC4120058 DOI:
10.3402/jchimp.v4.23057]
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Abstract
Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare malignant tumors of the heart. Clinical features depend on the site of tumor and vary from symptoms of congestive heart failure to thromboembolism and arrhythmias. Echocardiography is helpful but definitive diagnosis is established by histopathology. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment, and the role of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is unclear. We report a case of primary cardiac sarcoma which presented with signs and symptoms of acute left-sided heart failure.
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