Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Jun 2015)

Chondrosarcoma of the Heart

  • Do Jung Kim,
  • Jin Hong Wi,
  • Yonhee Kim,
  • Sak Lee,
  • Hyun-Chel Joo,
  • Young-Nam Youn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.199
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 3
pp. 199 – 201

Abstract

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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.

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