Right Atrial Rhabdomyosarcoma; 35-Year Disease-Free Survival Following Radical Resection With Right Internal Thoracic Artery Bypass
Cardiac rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) are rare malignant tumors of the heart with a poor prognosis, even when appropriate treatment regimens are initiated. We present the case of a 12-year-old male who underwent radical resection of a right atrial mass, which was confirmed to be a primary cardiac RMS. He has received regular follow-up for the last 35 years, representing what is to our knowledge the longest reported disease-free survival in a patient with a primary cardiac RMS.
Authors
- John W. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2979-779X)
- Gurion Lantz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6432-1630)
- Aeleia F. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4600-1415)
- Grace Yedlicka
- Randall L. Caldwell
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351251318723
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00