Cardiac sarcoma originating from the tricuspid valve

J Card Surg. 2001 Mar-Apr;16(2):173-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2001.tb00505.x.

Abstract

Primary cardiac sarcomas are uncommon. We report an unusual presentation of a cardiac sarcoma that originated from the posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. This tumor, which provided a working diagnosis of tricuspid valve myxoma before and during surgery, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of right atrial and ventricular masses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma / pathology
  • Tricuspid Valve / pathology*