Primary cardiac synovial sarcoma: A case report

Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare clinical entities with an incidence rate of 0.0001% in collected autopsy series and are regarded as very aggressive tumors. we herein describe a 21-year-old woman presenting with syncope,dyspnea,and abdominal distention. she suffered from massive ascites,plural effusion,and liver congestion demonstrated by abdominal sonography and chest x-ray. transthoracic echocardiography revealed a heterogeneous solid mass located in the right atrium; therefore,the patient underwent radical surgical excision of the tumor and 3 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. fifteen months after surgery,she was having a favorable life quality without any evidence of recurrence. © 2017,tehran heart center. all rights reserved.