Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 278-279, August 2006

Synovial Sarcoma of The Heart

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6000, Australia

Received 13 December 2004; received in revised form 23 January 2006; accepted 27 January 2006.

We report a case of synovial sarcoma of the heart in a 14-year-old boy, who presented with signs of mild generalized illness and rapidly progressed to haemodynamic collapse. On operation the tumour was attached to the tricuspid valve, away from the atrioventricular node. He was considered to have incomplete resection due to extensive adhesions to the atrioventricular junction, and was offered chemotherapy. On 18 months follow-up, he was asymptomatic.

Keywords: Cancer, Heart pathology, Sarcoma, Tricuspid valve

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00035-7

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2006.01.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 278-279, August 2006

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