Open AccessRHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE
Author(s) -
Nagata Kazuto,
Irie Koji,
Morimatsu Minoru,
Nakashima Teruyuki,
Eriguchi Naofumi,
Koga Michihiro
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1982.tb03199.x
Subject(s) - ventricle , medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , autopsy , right atrium , cardiology , pathology , sarcoma
A case of a 66‐year‐old male with rhabdomyosarcoma of the right ventricle who presented first with a pleuritic chest pain and later developed congestive heart failure with A‐V block is described. The total period of the disease was about 9 months. At autopsy the right ventricle and wall were found to be replaced by tumor tissue which was diagnosed histologically as rhabdomyosarcoma of the alveolar type. We described one case and 52 rhabdomyosarcomas of the heart from the literature; the ages ranged from 3 months to 92 years with 29 men and 23 women (unknown 1). The primary lesions were right ventricle 29%, right atrium 26%, left atrium 24%, left ventricle 6%, and others 15%.