HEART-TRANSPLANTATION FOR CARDIAC ANGIOSARCOMA - SHOULD ITS INDICATION BE QUESTIONED

Authors
CRESPO MG PULPON LA PRADAS G SERRANO S SEGOVIA J VEGAZO I SALAS C ESPANA P SILVA L BURGOS R TELLEZ G FIGUERA D
Citation
Mg. Crespo et al., HEART-TRANSPLANTATION FOR CARDIAC ANGIOSARCOMA - SHOULD ITS INDICATION BE QUESTIONED, The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 12(3), 1993, pp. 527-530
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
10532498
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
527 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-2498(1993)12:3<527:HFCA-S>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Two men, aged 31 and 32 years, respectively, underwent orthotopic hear t transplantation, in both cases to treat primary cardiac angiosarcoma of the right atrium. Total removal of the tumor was performed, and no evidence was found of distant dissemination at the time of surgery. T heir postoperative progress was good; however, the patients died 8 and 9 months after transplantation, respectively, of multiple brain metas tases. We do not consider heart transplantation to be indicated in the management of malignant cardiac tumors.