TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary Cardiac Sarcomas
T2 - Risk of Brain Metastases and Management
AU - Shah, Zara
AU - Shehzad, Mishkat
AU - Saeed, Faizan
AU - Bakhshi, Saqib Kamran
AU - Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad
PY - 2023/4/1
Y1 - 2023/4/1
N2 - Primary cardiac neoplasms are very rarely encountered, and the most common type of malignant tumours occurring primarily in the heart are sarcomas. These carry a lethal prognosis on account of their late presentation and aggressive spread. They have a high propensity for cerebral metastases. Such cases are exceptionally uncommon, and till date only a few examples are available. Currently, there is no standard protocol for the management of primary cardiac sarcoma with brain metastases.
AB - Primary cardiac neoplasms are very rarely encountered, and the most common type of malignant tumours occurring primarily in the heart are sarcomas. These carry a lethal prognosis on account of their late presentation and aggressive spread. They have a high propensity for cerebral metastases. Such cases are exceptionally uncommon, and till date only a few examples are available. Currently, there is no standard protocol for the management of primary cardiac sarcoma with brain metastases.
KW - Brain metastasis, cardiac sarcoma, craniotomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85152343618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.47391/JPMA.23-29
DO - 10.47391/JPMA.23-29
M3 - Article
C2 - 37052023
AN - SCOPUS:85152343618
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 73
SP - 939
EP - 941
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 1B
ER -