Recurrent atrial sarcoma presenting as an atrial myxoma. Long-term survival due to surgical intervention and chemotherapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 961-964

  Piper, S N ^a   Werner, U ^a   Maleck, W H ^a   Schmidt, C C ^a   Saggau, W ^a   Munderloh, K H ^a   Boldt, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; IFLOSFAMID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SARCOMA; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MYXOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA;

EID: 0034487891     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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