Why the study?
Does radiotherapy improve survival in patients with cardiac metastases from soft-tissue sarcoma?
Population
11 patients with cardiac metastases from soft-tissue sarcoma diagnosed while alive, out of a cohort of 641…
Comparison
Radiotherapy (n=7) vs No radiotherapy (n=4)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Radiotherapy was associated with longer survival; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice in cardiac metastases from soft-tissue sarcoma.
Does radiotherapy improve survival in patients with cardiac metastases from soft-tissue sarcoma?
Echocardiography is superior to computed tomography for diagnosing cardiac metastases from soft-tissue sarcomas, and prompt radiotherapy may improve survival.
Takenaka et al. (2011) studied this question.
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