Positive Long-Term Result of Surgical Treatment of a Rare Malignant Tumor of the Right Ventricle of the Heart

Abstract

The presented case is an unusual example of secondary damage to the malignant tumor process of the right ventricle (RV) of t heart. The primary focus of malignant lesion of RV was a malignant tumor - seminoma (low-differentiated embryonic G3 cancer). The peculiarities of the surgical treatment of such a lesion that included a valve-preserving operation on the tricuspid valve. Metastatic malignant tumors of the heart can also affect not only its walls, but also spread to its valve structures, which may require correction of valves lesions. It is necessary to strive in the surgical removal of a malignant heart tumor, as far as possible, to preserve the valve and subvalvular structures in order to avoid prosthetic heart valves. Treatment tactics aimed at removal neoplasms, detoxification therapy and emergency chemotherapy proved to be adequate for the treatment of malignant heart tumors