| Literature DB >> 19267115 |
Ozge Petek Erpolat1, Fikri Icli, Orhan Veil Dogan, Gokhan Gokaslan, Muge Akmansu, Selim Erekul, Ertan Yucel.
Abstract
Primary tumors of the heart are rarely seen. Cardiac angiosarcomas are malignant tumors that almost always have a poor prognosis. We describe a 29-year-old man with primary cardiac angiosarcoma with multiple site metastases. The therapeutic approach includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy alone or in combination. New techniques of radiotherapy and combined chemotherapeutic agents may relieve symptoms and prolong a patient's life. We discuss the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac angiosarcoma in the light of a case report.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19267115 DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400624
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tumori ISSN: 0300-8916