Irradiation des sarcomes cardiaques de l’adulte Radiation therapy of cardiac sarcomas
tPurpose. – Primary cardiac sarcomas represent less than 10 yearly cases in France. Their median survivalis approximately 18 months. The treatment consists of surgery when possible. The role of chemotherapyand radiation therapy is controversial, especially with respect to limiting cardiac radiation dose that istheoretically incompatible with the requirement of a tumoricidal dose for sarcoma. A recent series of 124cases of ... Read more