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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;12(1):35-8.
doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.81552.

Unusual survival time of primary cardiac sarcoma of the right ventricle

Khaled M Buresly  1 , Abdul Mohammed Shukkur, Babu Uthaman
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Case Reports

Unusual survival time of primary cardiac sarcoma of the right ventricle

Khaled M Buresly et al. Heart Views. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare tumors with unfavorable prognosis. We report a 69-year-old male with a right ventricular mass diagnosed as primary malignant cardiac sarcoma with unexpected long survival of 16.5 months.

Keywords: Echocardiography; metastasis; pericardial effusion; primary cardiac sarcoma; right ventricular mass.

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Figure 1a
Figure 1a
2-Dimensional echocardiographic imaging (apical 4 chamber view) demonstrating dilated right side of the heart with most of the right ventricular cavity occupied by the tumor mass
Figure 1b
Figure 1b
2D apical 4 chamber view showing forward tricuspid flow through the residual RV cavity
Figure 1c
Figure 1c
2D echocardiogram parasternal short axis view showing the tumor mass at the right ventricular outflow and inflow
Figure 2a
Figure 2a
Subcostal echocardiographic view demonstrating the tumor mass extending outside the right ventricle infiltrating into the liver
Figure 2b
Figure 2b
Subcostal echocardiographic view showing spleen an echogenicity suggesting splenic infiltration
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