Rapid Regrowth of Left Atrial Myxoid Fibrosarcoma Considered to be Myxoma after Surgical Resection / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 685-689, 2015.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-155270
ABSTRACT
Malignant primary cardiac tumors are rare with the most common type among them being sarcomas. However, a myxoid sarcoma in the heart is very rare and differentiating it from from cardiac myxoma is often difficult. Here, we report a case of rapid regrowth of a left atrial tumor after surgical resection that was finally diagnosed as cardiac myxoid fibrosarcoma. An 82-year-old man, who underwent resection of a cardiac tumor 3 months ago, presented with severe dyspnea and peripheral edema. He was diagnosed with a mitral valve obstruction due to the regrowth of a huge left atrial tumor. The patient had a second resection and the resected tumor was finally diagnosed as myxoid fibrosarcoma.
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Main subject:
Sarcoma
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Dyspnea
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Edema
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Fibrosarcoma
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Heart
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Heart Neoplasms
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Mitral Valve
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Mitral Valve Stenosis
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Myxoma
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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