Vol 66, No 11 (2008)
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Case report
Heart failure caused by cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma

Miodrag Damjanovic, Danijela Djordjevic-Radojkovic, Zoran Perisic, Svetlana Apostolovic, Goran Koracevic, Miloje Tomasevic, Ruzica Jankovic
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80694
Kardiol Pol 2008;66(11):1207-1209.

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma accounts for 20% of primary malignant cardiac tumours. We describe a woman with cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. She had loss of appetite, loss of weight, and symptoms of heart failure. A mobile tumour in the left atrium, entering the left ventricle during diastole, was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. The tumour was removed surgically in total; histological diagnosis was rhabdomyosarcoma; however, the patient died after 6 months. In conclusion, primary malignant cardiac tumours can simulate heart failure or systemic disorders. Cardiac rhabdomyosarcomas have a poor prognosis with average survival of 6 months after diagnosis.

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