Open AccessUnusual survival time of primary cardiac sarcoma of the right ventricle
Author(s) -
AbdulMohammed Shukkur,
K. Buresly,
Babu Uthaman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.81552
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , cardiac tumors , sarcoma , cardiology , heart neoplasms , pathology
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.
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