Malignant fibrous histiocytoma originating from right ventricular outflow tract

A 70-year-old man presented with right heart failure due to obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract by a large tumor mass. The tumor was surgically resected as much as possible. Neither chemotherapy nor radiotherapy was given. The patient died of local recurrence and multiple lung metasta...

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Published in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2012-12, Vol.20 (6), p.702-704
Main Authors: Tamenishi, Akinori, Matsumura, Yasumoto, Okamoto, Hiroshi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Fatal Outcome
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous - pathology
Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous - surgery
Humans
Male
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Summary:A 70-year-old man presented with right heart failure due to obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract by a large tumor mass. The tumor was surgically resected as much as possible. Neither chemotherapy nor radiotherapy was given. The patient died of local recurrence and multiple lung metastases 6 months after surgery. The prognosis of this very rare primary cardiac tumor is generally poor.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/0218492312440806