Primary Osteosarcoma of the Heart: Experience of an Unusual Case

Primary Osteosarcoma of the Heart: Experience of an Unusual Case

Primary cardiac osteosarcomas are uncommon tumors. They have an aggressive biology and hence poor prognosis. This report describes a 23-year-old male patient who was referred to our hospital with chest pain. Echocardiography showed a left atrial mass, and tumor excision revealed a cardiac osteosarco...

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Main Authors: Düriye Sıla Karagöz Özen, Mehmet Akif Öztürk, Fatih Selcukbiricik, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu, Zeynep Hande Turna, Pınar Beyaz, Sergülen Dervisoglu, Mustafa Özgüroglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma
Mitral stenosis
Cardiac tumor
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351123
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Summary:Primary cardiac osteosarcomas are uncommon tumors. They have an aggressive biology and hence poor prognosis. This report describes a 23-year-old male patient who was referred to our hospital with chest pain. Echocardiography showed a left atrial mass, and tumor excision revealed a cardiac osteosarcoma. Adjuvant cisplatin plus ifosfamide combination chemotherapy provided a disease-free survival of 9 months; unfortunately the patient died of metastatic disease thereafter.
ISSN:1662-6575

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