Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Chondrosarcoma of the Heart

  • Kim, Do Jung (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Wi, Jin Hong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yonhee (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sak (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Joo, Hyun-Chel (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Youn, Young-Nam (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2014.07.08
  • Accepted : 2014.09.15
  • Published : 2015.06.05
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Abstract

Chondrosarcoma is a rare entity of malignant tumor which arises from cartilaginous tissue, and the literatures on this disease are scarce. The first-line of treatment for cardiac chondrosarcoma is surgery. Due to early local recurrence and distant metastasis, the prognosis is poor even after complete surgical excision. We present a case of chondrosarcoma in the left atrium causing functional mitral stenosis which required urgent surgical intervention, and the successful treatment outcome.

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