A Case of Primary Cardiac Sarcoma with Brain Metastasis
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 1016-1018, 2002.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Primary cardiac sarcomas are an extremely rare disease, which are usually diagnosed late, as they seldom display symptoms until they obstruct the cardiac outflow or spread to distant organs. We report the case of a 57-year-old female presenting symptoms of a brain tumor, such as dizziness and visual disturbance. Further evaluations revealed multiple brain metastatic tumors, and a cardiac tumor as the primary lesion. Histological examination of the resected cardiac tumor showed cells of a poorly differentiated sarcoma. The current literature regarding incidences, diagnosing techniques, treatment strategies and prognosis of primary cardiac sarcomas are briefly reviewed with our case report.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Sarcoma
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Brain
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Brain Neoplasms
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Incidence
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Rare Diseases
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Dizziness
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Heart Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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