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- Miodrag Damjanovic, Danijela Djordjevic-Radojkovic, Zoran Perisic, Svetlana Apostolovic, Goran Koracevic, Miloje Tomasevic, Milan Pavlovic, and Ruzica Jankovic.
- Clinical Center of Nis, Bulevar Nemanjica 72a/25, 18000 Nis, Serbia and Montenegro. miodrag@ptt.yu
- Kardiol Pol. 2008 Nov 1; 66 (11): 1207-9.
AbstractRhabdomyosarcoma accounts for 20% of primary malignant cardiac tumours. We describe a woman with cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. She had loss of appetite, loss of weight, and symptoms of heart failure. A mobile tumour in the left atrium, entering the left ventricle during diastole, was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. The tumour was removed surgically in total; histological diagnosis was rhabdomyosarcoma; however, the patient died after 6 months. In conclusion, primary malignant cardiac tumours can simulate heart failure or systemic disorders. Cardiac rhabdomyosarcomas have a poor prognosis with average survival of 6 months after diagnosis.
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