Salvage one and one-half ventricular repair and resection of Ewing's sarcoma of cardiac origin

Ujjwal K Chowdhury; Anita Saxena; Ruma Ray; Avneesh Sheil; Srikrishna M Reddy; Shipra Agarwal; Chandermohan Mittal

Salvage one and one-half ventricular repair and resection of Ewing's sarcoma of cardiac origin

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;51(1):71-3.

Authors

Ujjwal K Chowdhury¹, Anita Saxena, Ruma Ray, Avneesh Sheil, Srikrishna M Reddy, Shipra Agarwal, Chandermohan Mittal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. ujjwalchow@rediffmail.com

PMID: 20118049

Abstract

A 4-year-old boy with primary cardiac Ewing's sarcoma presenting with congestive cardiac failure is reported for its rarity. Its surgical importance is highlighted.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Male
Salvage Therapy*
Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology
Sarcoma, Ewing / surgery*
Treatment Outcome