Banyś A, Wągrowska-Danilewicz M, Kordek R, Kasprzak J, Peruga Z, Jaszewski R. Left atrial and ventricular malignant cardiac tumour
in a 62-year-old woman: a case report. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010;7(4):443-447.
APA
Banyś, A., Wągrowska-Danilewicz, M., Kordek, R., Kasprzak, J., Peruga, Z., & Jaszewski, R. (2010). Left atrial and ventricular malignant cardiac tumour
in a 62-year-old woman: a case report. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 7(4), 443-447.
Chicago
Banyś, Andrzej, Małgorzata Wągrowska-Danilewicz, Radzisław Kordek, Jarosław Kasprzak, Zbigniew Peruga, and Ryszard Jaszewski. 2010. "Left atrial and ventricular malignant cardiac tumour
in a 62-year-old woman: a case report". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 7 (4): 443-447.
Harvard
Banyś, A., Wągrowska-Danilewicz, M., Kordek, R., Kasprzak, J., Peruga, Z., and Jaszewski, R. (2010). Left atrial and ventricular malignant cardiac tumour
in a 62-year-old woman: a case report. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 7(4), pp.443-447.
MLA
Banyś, Andrzej et al. "Left atrial and ventricular malignant cardiac tumour
in a 62-year-old woman: a case report." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 7, no. 4, 2010, pp. 443-447.
Vancouver
Banyś A, Wągrowska-Danilewicz M, Kordek R, Kasprzak J, Peruga Z, Jaszewski R. Left atrial and ventricular malignant cardiac tumour
in a 62-year-old woman: a case report. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010;7(4):443-447.
Sarcoma is one of the most common malignant primary heart tumours. It accounts for over 76-95% of malignant heart tumours. It can cause serious complications such as pulmonary and peripheral embolism, reduced atrial and ventricular filling, and subsequently reduced cardiac output, arrhythmias, valve dysfunction, and sudden cardiac death. For these reasons early diagnosis and subsequent surgical treatment are the most important. However, complete resection of sarcomas is not always possible and the long-term prospects for resected malignant tumours are adverse. In this article we present a case report of the surgical excision of a left atrial and ventricular sarcoma in a 62-year-old woman.