Intracardiac primary fibrosarcoma. Case report and literature review

A 58-year-old woman was hospitalized because of shortness of breath, cough, weakness, and physical signs suggestive of mitral stenosis. Echo-Doppler examination revealed a left atrial mass. This was removed and turned out to be a fibrosarcoma. Recurrence of the tumor with metastases into the pericar...

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Published in:	The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Vol. 40; no. 4; p. 227
Main Authors:	Knobel, B, Rosman, P, Kishon, Y, Husar, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-08-1992
Subjects:	Female Fibrosarcoma - diagnosis Fibrosarcoma - pathology Fibrosarcoma - secondary Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis Heart Neoplasms - pathology Humans Middle Aged Myocardium - pathology Thyroid Neoplasms - secondary
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Summary:	A 58-year-old woman was hospitalized because of shortness of breath, cough, weakness, and physical signs suggestive of mitral stenosis. Echo-Doppler examination revealed a left atrial mass. This was removed and turned out to be a fibrosarcoma. Recurrence of the tumor with metastases into the pericardium, thyroid goiter, and left kidney led to the patient's death 6 months later. The clinical and pathological features of our rare case are compared with those in the literature.
ISSN:	0171-6425
DOI:	10.1055/s-2007-1020157