Primary cardiac sarcoma: a case report of a therapeutic challenge.
Valentina AndreiValentina ScheggiPier Luigi StefànoNiccolò MarchionniPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Primary cardiac sarcomas are treated with surgery to reach R0 (free resection margins) and with chemo- and radiation therapy with adjuvant purposes. Auto-transplantation is also performed, while conventional heart transplant must be customized on an individual basis, after excluding metastases. A multidisciplinary assessment should be performed and the single patient treated with a personalized approach, in relation to his performance status, location of the mass, and stage of the disease.
Keyphrases
- radiation therapy
- left ventricular
- minimally invasive
- heart failure
- early stage
- coronary artery bypass
- case report
- locally advanced
- photodynamic therapy
- stem cells
- squamous cell carcinoma
- cancer therapy
- drug delivery
- quality improvement
- cell therapy
- combination therapy
- surgical site infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention