Cardiac metastasis in malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Saudi Medical Journal. 2008; 29 (7): 1041-1043
in English
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ABSTRACT
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma [MFH] is an aggressive spindle cell cancer and is the most common soft tissue tumor in the elderly, primarily affecting the extremities. It has high metastatic potential and can spread to various viscera including liver, lung, bone, and brain; however, cardiac metastasis is an extreme rarity. Here, we present a 50-year-old male, diagnosed as pleiomorhphic storiform MFH a of right arm who developed parenchymal pulmonary metastases and a mass lesion in left atrium. Patient had a downhill course and eventually succumbed
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Mortality
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Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous
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Heart Neoplasms
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Lung Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
2008
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