Two young women with soft tissue tumours of the heart

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Jan;45(1):193-6. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt290. Epub 2013 May 31.

Abstract

Primary cardiac sarcomas often strike young, healthy patients and tend to have a dismal prognosis. Because of limited experience, the heterogeneous nature of cardiac sarcomas and different treatment results of patients with malignant primary tumours of the heart, the role of heart transplantation should be weighed on a case-by-case basis.

Keywords: Cardiac neoplasms; Heart transplantation; Sarcoma; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms*
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Sarcoma*
  • Young Adult