Intimal cardiac sarcoma in a pregnant woman

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2007 Jan;15(1):66-8. doi: 10.1177/021849230701500115.

Abstract

A 29-year-old female patient in the 28th week of pregnancy was diagnosed with a cardiac tumor. We performed tumor excision and mitral valve replacement, and her baby was born successfully with cesarean section on the 9th day after cardiac surgery. After this event, 8 cycles of chemotherapy were administered. After 10 months, metastatic intimal sarcoma of the right ovary developed, and a right salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy was performed. However, the patient died of sudden onset of intractable ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / secondary
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*
  • Sarcoma / complications
  • Sarcoma / secondary
  • Sarcoma / therapy*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology