Stereotactic radiosurgery for a cardiac sarcoma: a case report

Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Oct;7(5):363-8. doi: 10.1177/153303460800700502.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma is an uncommon tumor with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 75-year-old man with a pulmonary artery sarcoma, recurrent following surgical resection. To palliate symptoms of this recurrence, he underwent CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery with a clinical and radiographic response of his treated disease. No acute or sub-acute toxicity was seen until the patient's death due to metastatic disease 10 weeks following treatment. The feasibility and short-term safety of this technique are reviewed, with emphasis on the stereotactic planning considerations, such as mediastinal organ movement and radiation tolerance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Oncology / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Radiosurgery / methods*
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Recurrence
  • Sarcoma / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome