Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow
Malignant cardiac tumors of the heart are extremely rare and may present tremendous diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. These tumors are able to infiltrate the heart and metastasize systemically. Early detection is often elusive as the clinical presentation is highly variable, posing significant...
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| author | Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer Mathieu N. Suleiman Abbas Agaimy Frank Harig Michael Weyand René Tandler |
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| description | Malignant cardiac tumors of the heart are extremely rare and may present tremendous diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. These tumors are able to infiltrate the heart and metastasize systemically. Early detection is often elusive as the clinical presentation is highly variable, posing significant diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Despite a multidisciplinary approach, the prognosis for patients with malignant cardiac tumors remains guarded. Early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach involving cardiac surgeons, oncologists and critical care specialists are crucial in the management of this disease. Further research is needed to better understand the pathomechanisms of tumor-related complications and to develop effective treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes. The rare case of a 78-year-old woman with left atrial tumor requiring emergency surgery for acutely developing mitral valve obstruction is presented. Pathology confirmed an undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. This patient tragically did not survive, highlighting the difficulties of managing such a rare and deceptive heart disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b4b54fbb3a04f608a005a5974cab2262023-11-19T16:51:26ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-10-011220646010.3390/jcm12206460Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular InflowAnn-Sophie Kaemmerer0Mathieu N. Suleiman1Abbas Agaimy2Frank Harig3Michael Weyand4René Tandler5Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyMalignant cardiac tumors of the heart are extremely rare and may present tremendous diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. These tumors are able to infiltrate the heart and metastasize systemically. Early detection is often elusive as the clinical presentation is highly variable, posing significant diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Despite a multidisciplinary approach, the prognosis for patients with malignant cardiac tumors remains guarded. Early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach involving cardiac surgeons, oncologists and critical care specialists are crucial in the management of this disease. Further research is needed to better understand the pathomechanisms of tumor-related complications and to develop effective treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes. The rare case of a 78-year-old woman with left atrial tumor requiring emergency surgery for acutely developing mitral valve obstruction is presented. Pathology confirmed an undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. This patient tragically did not survive, highlighting the difficulties of managing such a rare and deceptive heart disease.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/20/6460undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcomacardiac surgerymalignant cardiac tumorleft atrial tumorcardiac sarcoma |
| spellingShingle | Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer Mathieu N. Suleiman Abbas Agaimy Frank Harig Michael Weyand René Tandler Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow Journal of Clinical Medicine undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma cardiac surgery malignant cardiac tumor left atrial tumor cardiac sarcoma |
| title | Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow |
| title_full | Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow |
| title_fullStr | Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow |
| title_short | Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow |
| title_sort | rare case report left atrial sarcoma obstructing the left ventricular inflow |
| topic | undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma cardiac surgery malignant cardiac tumor left atrial tumor cardiac sarcoma |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/20/6460 |
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