Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2022, Vol 9, Num 2 Page(s): 125-128
Metastatic osteosarcoma near-totally occluding the right atrium: A rare cause of cardiovascular emergency

Fatih Ada, Vural Polat

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Türkiye

Keywords: Cardiac tumor, emergency surgery, metastasis, osteosarcoma
Emergency surgical treatment of metastatic cardiovascular tumors is rarely required in cardiovascular surgery. Metastatic cardiovascular tumors constitute a small portion of open-heart surgeries. Intracardiac metastasis of osteosarcomas is much less common. Herein, we present the diagnosis and management of dyspnea, cyanosis, and respiratory failure secondary to near-total occlusion of the right atrium due to right humerus metastatic osteosarcoma in a 21-year-old female patient.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2022.1246