| Early and Late Results for Primary
Malignant Tumors of the Heart |
(First Department of Surgery, Kumamoto University
School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan and Division of Cardiology,
Kumamoto City Hospital*, Kumamoto, Japan)
| Ryuji Kunitomo |
Shigeyuki Tsurusaki |
Shuji Moriyama |
| Ryusuke Suzuki |
Koji Hagio |
Kentaro Takaji |
| Yoichi Hokamura* |
Michio Kawasuji |
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Primary malignant tumors of the
heart are rare and are associated with very poor survival. We
retrospectively analyzed early and late results for five primary
malignant tumors of the heart. There were two operative deaths
and two late deaths, and the mean survival of patients who survived
operation was 18.3 months. No operative survivors had symptoms
of congestive heart failure during follow up period. One patient
who underwent histologic biopsy received postoperative chemotherapy
and is alive without recurrence 36 months after operation. The
operative mortality of primary malignant tumors of the heart
was high and unsatisfactory, however, surgical treatment prevented
congestive heart failure during follow up and contributed to
the selection of postopeative therapeutic options, with or without
complete resection of the tumors.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 31: 328-330 (2002) |
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