Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Report
Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare clinical entities with an incidence rate of 0.0001% in collected autopsy series and are regarded as very aggressive tumors. We herein describe a 21-year-old woman presenting with syncope, dyspnea, and abdominal distention. She suffered from massive ascites, plural e...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2017-03-01
|
Series: | Journal of Tehran University Heart Center |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/676 |
Summary: | Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare clinical entities with an incidence rate of 0.0001% in collected autopsy series and are regarded as very aggressive tumors. We herein describe a 21-year-old woman presenting with syncope, dyspnea, and abdominal distention. She suffered from massive ascites, plural effusion, and liver congestion demonstrated by abdominal sonography and chest X-ray. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a heterogeneous solid mass located in the right atrium; therefore, the patient underwent radical surgical excision of the tumor and 3 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. Fifteen months after surgery, she was having a favorable life quality without any evidence of recurrence. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1735-8620 2008-2371 |