TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac autotransplant for surgical treatment of a malignant neoplasm
AU - Reardon, Michael J.
AU - Defelice, Clement A.
AU - Sheinbaum, Roy
AU - Baldwin, John C.
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Because of their anatomic location, cardiac sarcomas often interfere with cardiac function. Excision is considered to palliate the cardiac defect, but complete excision is often difficult owing to access, particularly in left atrial tumors. Incomplete resection results in tumor recurrence. To achieve complete resection of a large left atrial sarcoma, we used the technique of cardiac explantation, extracorporeal resection of the tumor with cardiac reconstruction, and cardiac autotransplantation.
AB - Because of their anatomic location, cardiac sarcomas often interfere with cardiac function. Excision is considered to palliate the cardiac defect, but complete excision is often difficult owing to access, particularly in left atrial tumors. Incomplete resection results in tumor recurrence. To achieve complete resection of a large left atrial sarcoma, we used the technique of cardiac explantation, extracorporeal resection of the tumor with cardiac reconstruction, and cardiac autotransplantation.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00343-4
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00343-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 10391300
AN - SCOPUS:0032997338
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 67
SP - 1793
EP - 1795
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -