a successful resection of cardiac metastasis of round cell liposarcoma

نویسندگان

behrooz mottahedi cardiac surgeon, department of cardiac surgery, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

leila alizadeh cardiologist,cardiovascular research center, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

sara amini resident of cardiology,department of cardiology, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

چکیده

myxoid is a common type of liposarcoma. cardiac metastasis of sarcoma is a rare diagnosis. transthoracic echocardiography is a useful tool for beginning the diagnosis. curative resection of metastasis and then combination systemic chemotherapy for advanced disease is recommended. we report a 50 year old woman who presented with a cardiac metastasis of high grade round cell liposarcoma to right atrium and right ventricle. the tumor was diagnosed with computed tomography and transthoracic echocardiography. the tumor size was 10*10 cm. this is the second report of successful resection of a large intracardiac metastasis of liposarcoma.

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journal of cardio-thoracic medicine

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