Cardiac sarcoma attached to pacemaker lead.

Ching-Hui Sia Fang Qin GohWilliam Kok-Fai KongBingcheng WuSuresh Paranjothy

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

Cardiac sarcomas have an extremely poor prognosis and more unfortunately this man developed a surgical site infection and died of acute mediastinitis. We discuss the presentation, imaging and current surgical approaches to cardiac sarcoma. Curative treatment is currently limited for this disease.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
left ventricular
long non coding rna
high resolution
high grade
intensive care unit
rectal cancer
case report
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
photodynamic therapy
hepatitis b virus
prognostic factors
mechanical ventilation