Open AccessCardiac Autotransplantation with Concurrent Pneumonectomy for Complete Resection of Primary Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma
Author(s) -
Min Jung Ku,
Su Wan Kim,
Seogjae Lee,
Jee Won Chang,
Jonggeun Lee,
Dong Seop Jeong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/daehan hyungbu oe'gwa haghoeji. hyungbu simjang hyeolgwan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-6516
pISSN - 0301-2859
DOI - 10.5090/kjtcs.2020.53.3.140
Subject(s) - medicine , autotransplantation , surgery , pneumonectomy , sarcoma , transplantation , radiology , lung , pathology
Primary cardiac sarcoma is rare, and intimal sarcoma is an extremely rare and highly lethal disease. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman who was incidentally diagnosed with a primary cardiac sarcoma originating from the left atrial appendage and extending to the left superior pulmonary vein. The location of the tumor was very complicated, posing a major challenge for complete resection. We successfully performed complete resection of the cardiac sarcoma via cardiac autotransplantation with left pneumonectomy. The patient recovered uneventfully, without any adjuvant therapy as of 6 months postoperatively. Autotransplantation of the heart may be suggested as a reasonable surgical option for extensive left atrial tumors.