Giant primary cardiac alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the right atrium

J Card Surg. 2022 Nov;37(11):3878-3879. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16862. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Abstract

Primary cardiac alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is an extremely rare malignant tumor with dismal prognosis. We herein report a case of right atrial ARMS in a 63-year-old female with intermittent dizziness. Complete surgical resection of the mass was performed and the postoperative histopathologic examination confirmed ARMS. The patient received adjuvant therapy after surgery and was doing well at 1-year follow-up.

Keywords: cardiovascular pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma* / diagnosis
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma* / surgery
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar* / diagnosis
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar* / pathology
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar* / surgery
  • Thymus Neoplasms*