Primary cardiac sarcoma A case report
Keywords:
Primary cardiac sarcoma, echo-cardiography, surgery, chemotherapyAbstract
Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare entities, with non-specific clinical presentations. Transthoracic echocardiography
is the most efficient method for diagnosis, but for certain
sites, transoesophageal echocardiography is more sensitive. Surgery is the therapy of choice, whereas the role of
adjuvant treatment is contraversial.
The authors present a case report of a malignant fibrous
histiocytoma in a 63-year-old female patient who underwent
surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy has survived for 3 years
to date. The diagnostic strategy and therapeutic options are
discussed as well as the excxellent results obtained in the clinical case described.
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