Cardiac Transplantation for Giant Sarcoma of the Left Ventricle

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy with a growing left ventricular mass underwent cardiac surgery for tumor resection. Radical resection seemed impossible, and thus, only a large biopsy sample was taken with a concomitant patch closure of the left ventricular defect. Histological examination revealed a rare liposarcoma. The patient was discharged without further therapy. Five months later, the patient was transferred to our hospital because his clinical condition had worsened to New York Heart Association class IV, and a recurrent left ventricular tumor became evident. MRI (Figures 1, …