January 1, 2013Journal of Korean Medical ScienceOpen Access

Clinical Implication of Surgical Resection for the Rare Cardiac Tumors Involving Heart and Great Vessels

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Why the study?

Does complete surgical resection improve survival and prevent recurrence in patients with rare cardiac tumors involving the heart and great vessels?

Structured PICO

Does complete surgical resection improve survival and prevent recurrence in patients with rare cardiac tumors involving the heart and great vessels?

Population

12 patients with malignancies of the heart and great vessels (6 with primary cardiac tumors including leiomyosarcoma, angiosarcoma, undifferentiated type sarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma; 6 with metastatic tumors or adjacent invasion).

Intervention

Surgical resection (complete resection, incomplete resection, or biopsy)

Comparator

Complete resection versus incomplete resection or biopsy

Outcome

Recurrence, metastasis, in-hospital mortality, and overall survivalhard clinical

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Implication

Complete surgical resection of rare cardiac tumors is associated with improved survival and lower recurrence rates compared to incomplete resection or biopsy.

Cite This Study

Oh et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90e2525d48fdaeb8cae5de https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.717

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Implication

Complete surgical resection of rare cardiac tumors is associated with improved survival and lower recurrence rates compared to incomplete resection or biopsy.

Clinical Implication of Surgical Resection for the Rare Cardiac Tumors Involving Heart and Great Vessels

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Discussion

Implication

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Clinical Implication of Surgical Resection for the Rare Cardiac Tumors Involving Heart and Great Vessels

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Discussion

Implication

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