Right Ventricular Metastasis of Ewing Sarcoma Treated Through Surgical Resection
Toshiki Yokoyama, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Ryosuke Nawata, Kazumasa Matsunaga, Ryo Suzuki, Akihito Mikamo, Kimikazu Hamano · 2024
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Description
Toshiki Yokoyama and six colleagues published a 2024 case report on a rare spread of Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer, to the heart. Their patient was a 27-year-old man. The cancer had reached the right ventricle, the heart chamber that pumps blood to the lungs.
A tumor there can block blood flow and risk sudden death. The team chose surgery to remove the growth. They rebuilt the right ventricle and the tricuspid valve as part of the operation. One year later, the man was alive with no sign of the cancer's return. Single cases like this guide care when a disease lands in a rare and risky place.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Toshiki Yokoyama, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Ryosuke Nawata, Kazumasa Matsunaga, Ryo Suzuki, Akihito Mikamo, Kimikazu Hamano |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |