Outcomes after resection of primary cardiac sarcoma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the outcomes of surgical resection of malignant primary cardiovascular tumors.

Methods

From 1983 to 2018, 32 patients underwent surgical resection of malignant primary cardiovascular sarcoma at Cleveland Clinic. Mean age was 48 ± 15 years, and 19 (59%) were women. Outcomes are compared between those with complete resection and those without, and in relation to primary location.

Results

The most common histologic subtypes were angiosarcoma (n = 8 [25%]) and high-grade undifferentiated sarcoma (n = 7 [22%]). Fourteen (44%) involved the left heart, 9 (28%) the right heart, 8 (25%) the pulmonary arteries, and 1 (3%) the aorta. There was clinical evidence of isolated extracardiac metastases in 8 (25%). Six (19%) patients were deemed unresectable at su

SUBMITTER: Hasan SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9390277 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature