Right atrial spindle cell sarcoma as a rare cause of tricuspid stenosis.

Autor:	Shewale SD; Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Bhat P; Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Gupta AK; Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Manjunath CN; Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2016 Jul 19; Vol. 2016. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 19.
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2016-216373
Abstrakt:	Spindle cell sarcomas of the right atrium are extremely rare primary cardiac tumours with very few cases reported in the medical literature. The prognosis of this malignant neoplasm remains poor due to delay in diagnosis, early metastasis and few available therapeutic options. It responds poorly to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment. We report a 42-year-old man, who presented to emergency room with dyspnoea and fatigue (New York Heart Association classification II) since 1 month. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed massive pericardial effusion with tamponade. The patient underwent emergency pericardiocentesis; postpericardiocentesis echocardiogram showed large right atrial mass involving the right ventricle and the tricuspid valve causing tricuspid stenosis. Findings were confirmed by cardiac CT scan. Percutaneous transvenous biopsy was carried out which revealed spindle cell sarcoma. (2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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