Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Jun 2020)

Cardiac Autotransplantation with Concurrent Pneumonectomy for Complete Resection of Primary Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma

  • Min Jung Ku,
  • Su Wan Kim,
  • Seogjae Lee,
  • Jee Won Chang,
  • Jonggeun Lee,
  • Dong Seop Jeong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2020.53.3.140
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 3
pp. 140 – 143

Abstract

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Primary cardiac sarcoma is rare, and intimal sarcoma is an extremely rare and highly lethal disease. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman who was incidentally diagnosed with a primary cardiac sarcoma originating from the left atrial appendage and extending to the left superior pulmonary vein. The location of the tumor was very complicated, posing a major challenge for complete resection. We successfully performed complete resection of the cardiac sarcoma via cardiac autotransplantation with left pneumonectomy. The pa-tient recovered uneventfully, without any adjuvant therapy as of 6 months postoperatively. Autotransplantation of the heart may be suggested as a reasonable surgical option for extensive left atrial tumors.

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