RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical Features and Mid-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of 8 Patients with Primary Ventricular Tumors
JF Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
JO Cancer Biol Med
FD China Anti-Cancer Association
SP 86
OP 89
VO 1
IS 2
A1 Yao, Jianmin
A1 Jia, Qingren
A1 Cheng, Qiren
A1 Lu, Ning
A1 Zhao, Xiangdong
A1 Xiao, Zhibin
A1 Zhang, Xiaomeng
YR 2004
UL http://www.cancerbiomed.org/content/1/2/86.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE To summarize the clinical features and surgical treatment of primary ventricular tumors.METHODS Eight patients with primary ventricular tumor, aged 3 to 52 years, underwent surgical treatment. There were 6 males and 2 females. The pathological diagnoses were as follows: multiple left ventricular myxomas In 2 cases: left ventricular rhabdomyoma, fibroma and malignant neurolemmoma In 1 case for each; right ventricular myxoma and malignant neurolemmoma in 1 case for each: intraseptal fibroma In 1 case. The operations were performed through median sternotomy with moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in 7 cases; via left anterolateral thoracotomy without extracorporeal circulation In 1 case. Tumors were totally removed In 7 cases and subtotally resected in 1 case.RESULTS Cardiac arrest after anaesthetization occurred In 1 case with postoperative coma for 10 days. One case died of massive gastro-intestinal hemorrhage postoperatively. Seven cases survived, During a follow-up period of 1 to 21 years, there was no recurrence or metastasis In the 6 cases who received complete tumor resection Including 2 cases with malignant tumor. One case of partial tumor removal had a mild heart murmur without tumor progression. All patients were asymptomatic with cardiac function grade ICONCLUSION Primary ventricular tumors showed diversity In their histological characteristics. The mid- and long-term outcomes of surgical treatment for primary ventricular tumors appear to be satisfactory.