Vol 68, No 12 (2010)
Chorzy trudni nietypowi
Published online: 2010-12-20
Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79876
Kardiol Pol 2010;68(12):1370-1373.
Abstract
We present a case of a 57 year-old patient with a right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma. The patient was subjected
to a tumour excision and a supplementary radiotherapy 12 years earlier. Non-characteristic symptoms and adverse medical
history of coronary heart disease (three remote myocardial infarctions) delayed diagnosis and treatment. Because the disease
was advanced, the patient was disqualified from surgical treatment. Good clinical condition, however, allowed for gemcitabine
treatment, however, long-termed prognosis is poor.
Kardiol Pol 2010; 68, 12: 1370-1373
Kardiol Pol 2010; 68, 12: 1370-1373
Keywords: leiomyosarcomaheart neoplasmventricular metastasisdiagnosissurgical treatment