Open AccessSpindle-cell sarcoma of the heart: A rare cause for a cardiac mass
Author(s) -
Sanjay Mehra,
Osman Ibrahim,
Mariam Moshiri,
John L. Cahill,
Puneet Bhargava
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
radiology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 1930-0433
DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v7i4.792
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tumors , surgical resection , sarcoma , radiology , cardiology , pathology
Primary cardiac tumors are rare and are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage due to nonspecific symptoms. We report a 46-year-old female who presented to our institution with shortness of breath and was diagnosed with a cardiac spindle-cell tumor. Wide surgical resection is the cornerstone for therapy for cardiac sarcomas. Our patient was considered inoperable due to the extent of the tumor
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