Leiomyosarcoma of the right ventricle

A 58-year-old woman has dyspnea and palpitations which reveal a leiomyosarcoma of the right ventricle. The medical imaging shows a lobulated sessile tumor attached to the ventricular septum and the tricuspid valve extending into the pulmonary artery trunk. The resection is performed with a tricuspid...

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Published inBulletin du cancer Vol. 87; no. 7-8; p. 547
Main Authors Ceccaldi, B, Dourthe, L M, Garcin, J M, Vergeau, B, Chanudet, X, Larroque, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.07.2000
Subjects
Dyspnea - etiology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma - complications
Leiomyosarcoma - diagnosis
Leiomyosarcoma - pathology
Middle Aged
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Summary:A 58-year-old woman has dyspnea and palpitations which reveal a leiomyosarcoma of the right ventricle. The medical imaging shows a lobulated sessile tumor attached to the ventricular septum and the tricuspid valve extending into the pulmonary artery trunk. The resection is performed with a tricuspid valvoplasty. In spite of chemotherapy (epirubicin-cyclophosphamide), relapse is observed with pulmonary metastases 17 months after the surgery. The death becomes on 18 months in congestive heart failure. From this case, the authors make a review of the literature about this exceptional tumour, and talk over the low possibilities of treatment, despite the capacities of the new ways of diagnosis.
ISSN:0007-4551