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Complete surgical resection of a cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma involving the left atrium resulted in local recurrence detected just one month later.
Cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a rare tumor that can recur rapidly (within one month) despite complete macroscopic surgical resection.
Rapid recurrence after resection in cardiac MFH warrants close surveillance; case report leaves open optimal adjuvant strategies.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a rare tumor of the heart and the patients with these tumors usually have a poor prognosis. We report a case of MFH with an origin from the left superior pulmonary vein, involving the left atrium and protruding through the mitral valve, which needed urgent surgery. Complete resection was performed but local recurrence was detected one month later.
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López et al. (2013) studied this question. Complete surgical resection of a cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma involving the left atrium resulted in local recurrence detected just one month later.
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