scholarly journals Resection of primary cardiac angiosarcoma infiltrating the right atrioventricular junction and tricuspid valve: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubna Bakr ◽  
Hussam AlKhalaf ◽  
Ahmad Takriti
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Small Mass ◽  
Malignant Tumours ◽  
Atrioventricular Junction ◽  
Cardiac Angiosarcoma ◽  
Complete Surgical Resection ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background Primary cardiac tumours are extremely rare. Most of them are benign. Sarcomas account for 95% of the malignant tumours. Prognosis of primary cardiac angiosarcoma remains poor. Complete surgical resection is oftentimes hampered when there is extensive tumour involvement into important cardiac apparatus. We report a case of cardiac angiosarcoma of the right atrium and ventricle, infiltrating the right atrioventricular junction and tricuspid valve. Case presentation Initially, a 22-year-old man presented with dyspnoea. One year later, he had recurrent pericardial effusion. Afterwards, echocardiography revealed a large mass in the right atrium, expanding from the roof of the right atrium to the tricuspid valve. The mass was causing compression on the tricuspid valve, and another mass was seen in the right ventricle. Complete resection of the tumour was impossible. The mass was resected with the biggest possible margins. The right atrium was reconstructed using heterologous pericardium. The patient’s postoperative course was uneventful. Postoperative echocardiography showed a small mass remaining in the right side of the heart. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of angiosarcoma. The patient underwent adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy later on. He survived for 1 year and 5 days after the surgery. After a diagnosis of lung and brain metastases, he ended up on mechanical ventilation for 48 h and died. Conclusions Surgical resection combined with postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy is feasible even in patients with an advanced stage of cardiac angiosarcoma when it is impossible to perform complete surgical resection.

scholarly journals Surgical Treatment of a Giant Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma

2008 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maruf Sanli ◽  
Bulent Tuncozgur ◽  
Alper Sevinc ◽  
Bahadir Daglar ◽  
Kemal Bakir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Histopathological Diagnosis ◽  
Cardiac Angiosarcoma ◽  
Resected Tumor ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
The Right ◽  
Large Primary

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare tumor, and surgical resection is often required to relieve its symptoms. A 54-year-old male with a large primary cardiac angiosarcoma is described in this case report. The tumor was located in the right atrium and right ventricle. The bulk was resected with the right coronary artery (RCA), and partial right atrium and partial right ventricle resections were performed during cardiopulmonary bypass. The resected tumor measured 15 x 10 x 8 cm, and the histopathological diagnosis was well differentiated primary cardiac angiosarcoma. In the postoperative period, the patient was followed up for 22 months, and radiotherapy and chemotherapy were performed for metastases. The optimal therapy for cardiac angiosarcoma is still controversial, but combined treatment including surgical resection should be considered.

scholarly journals Low-Grade Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Atrium: Promising Survival with Complete Surgical Resection

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 476--478
Author(s):  
Meshaal S Alotaibi ◽  
Shabir H Shah ◽  
Mohammad S Khan ◽  
Salman T Almalki ◽  
Salman A Faifi
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Complete Surgical Resection ◽  
The Right ◽  
Primary Leiomyosarcoma

scholarly journals Cardiac Aspergilloma: A Rare Case of a Cardiac Mass Involving the Native Tricuspid Valve, Right Atrium, and Right Ventricle in an Immunocompromised Patient

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina S. Chen-Milhone ◽  
Kalyan Chakravarthy Potu ◽  
Sudhir Mungee
Keyword(s):  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Ventricular Rate ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ◽  
The Right

Aspergillus can cause devastating opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Rarely does this fungus invade the heart, and when it does, survival is especially poor despite optimal medical and surgical treatment. We report a case of cardiac aspergilloma with involvement of the tricuspid valve and both the right atrium and ventricle found on a transthoracic echocardiogram in an immunocompromised patient after developing atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. The findings from this case suggest that early clinical suspicion is critical in early diagnosis and thus early treatment.

scholarly journals Unusual abdominal tumors with intracardiac extension. Two cases with successful surgical resection

1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noedir A. G. Stolf ◽  
Gilmar Geraldo dos Santos ◽  
Victor L. S. Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Bypass ◽  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Circulatory Arrest ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Radical Resection ◽  
Abdominal Tumors ◽  
Cardiac Symptoms ◽  
Intracardiac Extension ◽  
The Right

Abdominal tumors that can grow through vascular lumen and spread to the right heart are rare. Although these tumors have different histologic aspects, they may cause similar abdominal and cardiac symptoms and are a serious risk factor for pulmonary embolism and sudden death when they reach the right atrium and tricuspid valve. The best treatment is radical surgical resection of the entire tumor using cardiopulmonary bypass with or without deep hypothermia and total circulatory arrest. We report the cases of two patients, the first with leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava and the other with intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus that showed intravascular growth up to right atrium and ventricle, who underwent successful radical resection in a one-stage procedure with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. We discuss the clinical and histologic aspects and imaging diagnosis and review the literature.

scholarly journals Cardiac Angiosarcoma on the Right Atrium: Two Cases

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won Kyoun Park ◽  
Sung-Ho Jung ◽  
Ju Yong Lim
Keyword(s):  
Right Atrium ◽  
Cardiac Angiosarcoma ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals Case of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma successfully treated with laparoscopic right hepatectomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e233567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Vella ◽  
Kelvin Cortis ◽  
David Pisani ◽  
James Pocock ◽  
Luca Aldrighetti
Keyword(s):  
Physical Examination ◽  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Epigastric Pain ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Disease Recurrence ◽  
Right Hepatectomy ◽  
Liver Lobe ◽  
Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy ◽  
The Right

We describe the case of a 77-year-old woman, presenting with non-specific epigastric pain. Physical examination and subsequent imaging revealed the presence of a large mass in the right liver lobe. This was shown to be a leiomyosarcoma on biopsy histology. Further investigation confirmed this to be a primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma with no evidence of metastases. The patient underwent successful surgical resection. She is currently under imaging follow-up, with no evidence of disease recurrence.

scholarly journals P189 Duplication of the tricuspid valve (DOTV): case report of a rare congenital anomaly

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Moscatelli ◽  
G Trocchio ◽  
N Stagnaro ◽  
A Siboldi ◽  
M Derchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Atrial Flutter ◽  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Tricuspid Regurgitation ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure ◽  
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Right

Abstract Introduction Tricuspid valve duplication is an extremely rare condition and in most of the cases it is associated with other congenital cardiac malformations. Because of its rarity, the clinical presentation and the management are not defined yet. Clinical Case We report the case of an 18 y/o caucasian male, who was admitted to our Hospital in February 2018 for rapid atrial flutter not responsive to medical therapy (propanolol and digossin). He had a pre-natal diagnose of ventricular septum defect (VSD) and tricuspid straddling. At 1 year of age he underwent pulmonary artery bandage and one year later VSD closure was performed. Blood test showed sub-clinic hypothyroidism, probably related to previous amiodaron therapy. A transthoracic echocardiogram was obtained. The right atrium (RA) was severely dilated and the atrial septum dislocated towards left ventricle (LV); two right atrioventricular valves (tricuspid valves) were detected: the ‘true’ tricuspid opening was inside the right ventricle, and an ‘accessory‘ opening was located inside the LV and severely regurgitant into the RA; the mitral valve was morphologically and functionally normal; both ventricles were dilated with preserved systolic function; systolic pulmonary artery pressure was not detectable. A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance clearly delineated the anomaly. Atrial flutter radio frequency transcatheter ablation was succesfully performed before corrective surgery. The regurgitant accessory tricuspid orifice was closed with an heterologous pericardial patch and a right reduction atrioplasty was also done. The post-operative course was uneventful and only a mild paraseptal tricuspid jet with LV to RA shunt was present at post op echocardiography. After one year follow-up the patient remained asymptomatic, without arrhythmia recurrence. Conclusion DOTV is an extremely rare condition that could be responsible of severe tricuspid regurgitation. At the moment, there are not sufficient data to establish the correct timing for surgical intervention. In our case, the presence of severe tricuspid regurgitation, right atrium dilatation, biventricular overload and atrial flutter guided the clinical management and suggested surgical correction. Abstract P189 Figure.

scholarly journals Permanent His-bundle pacing from the right atrium in patients with prosthetic tricuspid valve

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 244-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie C. Fuentes Rojas ◽  
Paul A. Schurmann ◽  
Moisés Rodríguez-Mañero ◽  
Daniel Lustgarten ◽  
Miguel Valderrábano
Keyword(s):  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
His Bundle ◽  
His Bundle Pacing ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals 479 When 2 rights make a wrong

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Tong ◽  
P Joseph Francis ◽  
E Lee
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Cardiac Mri ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Cardiac Myxoma ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background The presence of an intra-cardiac mass is always a cause for concern, with regards to not only aetiology, but also treatment of complications. We describe a case series of 2 right sided cardiac myxomas, where the first case described an unusual location for tumour occurrence, while the second case provided insights into complications of a cardiac myxoma. Methods The first case involved a 70 year old asymptomatic lady who was referred for an additional heart sound. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed a large, mobile 1.5 X 1.2 cm mass, attached to the atrial surface of septal tricuspid valve leaflet, prolapsing in and out of the right sided chambers. This was confirmed on transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). Cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) showed a similar mass attached to the septal tricuspid leaflet with features consistent with a myxoma. She was referred to cardiothoracic surgery, and 2 lobulated tumours arising the septal tricuspid valve and adjacent posterior leaflet were seen. The tumours were resected and a bio-prosthetic tricuspid valve replacement implanted. Histology of the tumours showed myxomatous degeneration of tricuspid valve, consistent with cardiac myxoma. The second case was a 56 year old lady who had dyspnoea, pedal oedema and an elevated jugular venous pulse on examination. A TTE done showed a large 7 X 4 cm mass extending from the right atrium (RA) into the right ventricle (RV). The left ventricular ejection fraction was 35%. Cardiac MRI confirmed the presence of a large mass in the right ventricle that exerted pressure effects on the ventricular septum and RV anterior free wall. Intra-operatively, a large RA mass attached by a stalk to the fossa ovalis was seen. The mass was excised and histology was consistent with cardiac myxoma. A repeat transthoracic echocardiogram done 2 weeks later showed normalisation of the LVEF. See images below for more information. Conclusion While myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumours, they occur less commonly in the right atrium, and much less so on the tricuspid valve. Clinical manifestations range from being completely asymptomatic, as in the 1st case, to non-specific constitutional symptoms such as fever or general malaise, and to life-threatening complications. These include embolism to the pulmonary circulation, causing sudden death, or to the systemic circulation through an intra-cardiac shunt, causing strokes. This risk is increased if the tumour is large, polypoidal and friable. Large tumours can also cause obstructive symptoms and heart failure. Thus timely diagnosis with multi-modality imaging tools, and definitive treatment with complete resection of the tumour are essential. Continued monitoring for recurrences of the tumour, which can occur in 1-5% of all cases, should be performed as well. Abstract 479 Figure. Right sided cardiac masses

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