Right ventricular undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma: A case report

Beller, Jared P.; Maddalo, Scott L.; Zamuco, Ronaldo; Axel, Leon; DeAnda, Abe; Balsam, Leora B.

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2015.10.008

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“…26 However, the rate of complete resection is only 13%, 19 partly attributed to the difficulty in diagnosis. 27 When complete resection is not practicable, more than 90% of the patients die within a year, regardless of post-surgical therapy .15 The recommendation for adjuvant treatment is not well established in the literature, and there is no consensus on the ideal time for onset or duration. 27 There are reports of good evolution without it, even with positive margins on microscopy after resection.…”

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“…27 When complete resection is not practicable, more than 90% of the patients die within a year, regardless of post-surgical therapy .15 The recommendation for adjuvant treatment is not well established in the literature, and there is no consensus on the ideal time for onset or duration. 27 There are reports of good evolution without it, even with positive margins on microscopy after resection. 27 However, there are studies that demonstrate the advantage of multimodal treatment, 28,29 although the use is limited in those cases with incomplete resection.…”

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“…27 There are reports of good evolution without it, even with positive margins on microscopy after resection. 27 However, there are studies that demonstrate the advantage of multimodal treatment, 28,29 although the use is limited in those cases with incomplete resection. 28 In one cohort, patients who received chemotherapy alone, or in combination with surgery, presented better survival rates than did those who did not receive it.…”

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“…However, this practice is hampered by the scarcity of donors, the possibility of tumor recurrence by post-transplant immunomodulation, and the exclusion of many patients for other chronic and psychosocial diseases. 27 A promising alternative pointed out in the literature would be the genetic identification of the tumor for individualized therapeutic options, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, and CKD-4 inhibitors. 33…”

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High-Grade Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Left Atrium after Incomplete Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy

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Araújo

Bernardes

et al. 2021

International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences

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Araújo

Bernardes

et al. 2021

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Primary Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma: Multi-Layered Strategy and Core Role of MDM2 Amplification/Co-Amplification and MDM2 Immunostaining

Nistor,

Stanciu Gavan,

Birceanu

et al. 2024

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Primary cardiac tumours are relatively uncommon (75% are benign). Across the other 25%, representing malignant neoplasia, sarcomas account for 75–95%, and primary cardiac intimal sarcoma (PCIS) is one of the rarest findings. We aimed to present a comprehensive review and practical considerations from a multidisciplinary perspective with regard to the most recent published data in the specific domain of PCIS. We covered the issues of awareness amid daily practice clinical presentation to ultra-qualified management in order to achieve an adequate diagnosis and prompt intervention, also emphasizing the core role of MDM2 immunostaining and MDM2 genetic analysis. An additional base for practical points was provided by a novel on-point clinical vignette with MDM2-positive status. According to our methods (PubMed database search of full-length, English publications from January 2021 to March 2023), we identified three studies and 23 single case reports represented by 22 adults (male-to-female ratio of 1.2; male population with an average age of 53.75 years, range: 35–81; woman mean age of 55.5 years, range: 34–70) and a 4-year-old child. The tumour-related clinical picture was recognized in a matter of one day to ten months on first admission. These non-specific data (with a very low index of suspicion) included heart failure at least NYHA class II, mitral regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, obstructive shock, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Awareness might come from other complaints such as (most common) dyspnoea, palpitation, chest pressure, cough, asthenia, sudden fatigue, weakness, malaise, anorexia, weight loss, headache, hyperhidrosis, night sweats, and epigastric pain. Two individuals were initially misdiagnosed as having endocarditis. A history of prior treated non-cardiac malignancy was registered in 3/23 subjects. Distant metastasis as the first step of detection (n = 2/23; specifically, brain and intestinal) or during follow-up (n = 6/23; namely, intestinal, brain and bone, in two cases for each, and adrenal) required additional imagery tools (26% of the patients had distant metastasis). Transoesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imagery, and even 18F-FDG positronic emission tomography-CT (which shows hypermetabolic lesions in PCIS) represent the basis of multimodal tools of investigation. Tumour size varied from 3 cm to ≥9 cm (average largest diameter of 5.5 cm). The most frequent sites were the left atrium followed by the right ventricle and the right atrium. Post-operatory histological confirmation was provided in 20/23 cases and, upon tumour biopsy, in 3/23 of them. The post-surgery maximum free-disease interval was 8 years, the fatal outcome was at the earliest two weeks since initial admission. MDM2 analysis was provided in 7/23 subjects in terms of MDM2-positive status (two out of three subjects) at immunohistochemistry and MDM2 amplification (four out of five subjects) at genetic analysis. Additionally, another three studies addressed PCISs, and two of them offered specific MDM2/MDM2 assays (n = 35 patients with PCISs); among the provided data, we mention that one cohort (n = 20) identified a rate of 55% with regard to MDM2 amplification in intimal sarcomas, and this correlated with a myxoid pattern; another cohort (n = 15) showed that MDM2-positive had a better prognostic than MDM2-negative immunostaining. To summarize, MDM2 amplification and co-amplification, for example, with MDM4, CDK4, HMGA3, CCND3, PDGFRA, TERT, KIT, CCND3, and HDAC9, might improve the diagnosis of PCIS in addition to MDM2 immunostaining since 10–20% of these tumours are MDM2-negative. Further studies are necessary to highlight MDM2 applicability as a prognostic factor and as an element to be taken into account amid multi-layered management in an otherwise very aggressive malignancy.

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Right ventricular undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma: A case report

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High-Grade Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Left Atrium after Incomplete Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy

High-Grade Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Left Atrium after Incomplete Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Primary Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma: Multi-Layered Strategy and Core Role of MDM2 Amplification/Co-Amplification and MDM2 Immunostaining

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