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ABSTRACT: We report a case of primary cardiac T-cell lymphoma. The diagnosis and management of this unusual primary tumor is reviewed.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 05/2012; 27(4):457-60. · 0.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Although invasive thymoma commonly infiltrates mediastinal structures, intracardiac extension from intracaval growth is rare. We present a case of invasive thymoma with intravascular invasion of the superior vena cava extending into the right atrium.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 09/2010; 25(5):515-7. · 0.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Synovial sarcomas are rare tumors and account for only 3% of cardiac malignancies. In this report, we present a case of a primary synovial sarcoma of the left ventricle.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 02/2010; 25(3):288-90. · 0.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We describe a 32-year-old man with chest pain and a giant right atrial diverticulum who underwent surgical resection. Examination of resected atrial tissue showed extreme wall thinning, central aneurysmal formation, and focal endocardial fibrosis consistent with idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium. It is unclear what the best treatment of right atrial diverticulum are, nor are the risks of thromboembolism, arrhythmia, and rupture of the diverticulum clearly defined, either for patients as a whole or for symptomatic or asymptomatic subgroups. However, to reduce the risk of sudden death we recommend surgical resection of large diverticula.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 11/2009; 25(1):40-2. · 0.87 Impact Factor
