TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary cardiac angiosarcoma
T2 - In a patient with a Dacron aortic prosthesis
AU - Almeida, Nathan J.
AU - Hoang, Priscilla
AU - Biddle, Paul
AU - Arouni, Amy
AU - Esterbrooks, Dennis
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This is a report of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma in a woman who, several years earlier, had undergone repair of an aortic dissection with a Dacron graft prosthesis. Dacron prostheses have rarely been associated with neoplasia, and this, to our knowledge, is the first reported case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma in association with Dacron. Our patient presented with extensive metastases. If tumors are localized, they can be treated successfully with a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Cardiac transplantation can also be beneficial, but the overall prognosis remains poor.
AB - This is a report of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma in a woman who, several years earlier, had undergone repair of an aortic dissection with a Dacron graft prosthesis. Dacron prostheses have rarely been associated with neoplasia, and this, to our knowledge, is the first reported case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma in association with Dacron. Our patient presented with extensive metastases. If tumors are localized, they can be treated successfully with a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Cardiac transplantation can also be beneficial, but the overall prognosis remains poor.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21423471
AN - SCOPUS:79953052623
VL - 38
SP - 61
EP - 65
JO - Texas Heart Institute Journal
JF - Texas Heart Institute Journal
SN - 0730-2347
IS - 1
ER -