An undifferentiated, pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma masquerading as myxoma

Kerbl, David C.; Exposito, Julien; Carabello, John; Hale, Andrew J.

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2022.09.013

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“…However, some studies have reported that cases have not recurred 9 months after surgery. 9 Furthermore, it is worth noting that neoadjuvant therapy may be a feasible option for prolonging survival. Hirooka reported on an individual case that involved three instances of surgical resection and recurrence, and the patient received only radiotherapy after surgery.…”

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A case of cardiac undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in late pregnancy: A case report

Zhang,

Lin,

Yang

2024

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Cardiac tumors are uncommon and most of them are benign. Although cases of malignant cardiac tumors are rare, it is still necessary to improve awareness in both clinical and pathological diagnosis. Since cardiac tumors often have a high degree of malignancy, it is vital to determine what form of intervention can increase recurrence-free survival and overall survival. In this paper, we report on a 42-year-old woman in the third trimester of pregnancy who had a cardiac undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. According to her medical history, the patient had never had a cardiac tumor or any other disease. She was treated surgically and a left atrial mass was removed immediately after cesarean section. No other treatments were applied after the surgery, and, unfortunately, the tumor reoccurred 6 months later. We reviewed some literature and found one case in which the patient was treated using radiotherapy and survived for another 2 years after the third tumor recurrence. This suggests that neoadjuvant therapy effectively improves the survival rates of such patients.

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A case of cardiac undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in late pregnancy: A case report

Zhang,

Lin,

Yang

2024

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“…Assessing undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma during the initial clinical and radiographic evaluation can be difficult because its presentation is similar to that of benign cardiac tumors and other more prevalent cardiac sarcomas [24] . Different imaging techniques can be utilized for the assessment of individuals with primary cardiac tumors.…”

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confidence: 99%