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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2024; 13(01): e16-e19
DOI: 10.1055/a-2298-0497
Case Report: Cardiac

Minimally-Invasive Approach in the Setting of a Malignant Primary Cardiac Tumor

Emre Polat
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany
,
Sina Stock
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany
,
Tamer Owais
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany
,
Evaldas Girdauskas
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany
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Abstract

A 71-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy without clinical complaints revealed a suspicious finding in checkup. After a multimodality cardiac imaging, the suspicion of a malignant primary cardiac tumor in the left ventricle was substantiated and the patient underwent minimally-invasive cardiac surgery for tumor resection. Postoperative chemotherapy with multiple cycles of liposomal doxorubicin was established and supported by proton beam radiotherapy. Two-year follow-up revealed no disease recurrence.

Keywords

minimally-invasive surgery - mini-thoracotomy - sarcoma - cardiovascular surgery

Ethical Approval

Approval of the study by the Ethics Committee of on July the 28th, 2023 (ID number 23–0656) and written patient informed consent were obtained.




Publication History

Received: 03 January 2024

Accepted: 04 March 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
02 April 2024

Article published online:
23 April 2024

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