Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2015 Jun;48(3):199-201. 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.199.
Chondrosarcoma of the Heart
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. ynyoun@yuhs.ac
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- KMID: 2382256
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.199
Abstract
- Chondrosarcoma is a rare entity of malignant tumor which arises from cartilaginous tissue, and the literatures on this disease are scarce. The first-line of treatment for cardiac chondrosarcoma is surgery. Due to early local recurrence and distant metastasis, the prognosis is poor even after complete surgical excision. We present a case of chondrosarcoma in the left atrium causing functional mitral stenosis which required urgent surgical intervention, and the successful treatment outcome.
