Primary Cardiac Sarcoma: A Rare, Aggressive Malignancy with a High Propensity for Brain Metastases

Table 1

Patient demographics and disease characteristics.

	No. of patients (%)
Male	13 (33)
Female	26 (67)
Median tumor size in cm (range)	6.5 (1.7–16)
Median no. of total chemotherapy regimens	2 (range 1–6)
Primary tumor location
Right heart	16 (41)
Left heart	18 (46)
Pericardium	5 (13)
Histology
Angiosarcoma	14 (36)
High-grade undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma	10 (26)
Leiomyosarcoma	5 (13)
Intimal sarcoma	3 (8)
Fibrosarcoma	2 (4)
Other	5 (13)
Metastatic disease present at diagnosis	18 (46)
Sites of metastases
Lung	10 (55)
Bone	7 (39)
Liver	5 (28)
Brain	4 (22)
Pancreas	1 (5)
Adrenal	1 (5)
Treatment
Surgery	25 (58)
R0	3 (12)
R1	9 (36)
R2	11 (44)
Unknown	2 (8)
Chemotherapy	28 (72)
Radiation to cardiac tumor	3 (8)
Median age in years (range)	41 (2–77)