Key result
A patient with an intracardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma experienced rapid recurrence of intracardiac masses following postoperative chemotherapy.
Why the study?
Cardiac tumors are rarely malignant, and cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytomas can be clinically and histologically confused with atrial myxomas.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which can mimic atrial myxoma and has a high risk of rapid recurrence despite surgery and chemotherapy.
Consider malignancy in recurrent intracardiac masses initially labeled myxomas; leaves open need for registries on rare cardiac sarcomas.
Cardiac tumors are generally benign; however, they can rarely be malignant. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a type of sarcoma. Cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytomas are clinically and histologically confused with atrial myxomas. In this case report, we present a patient who was administered to the hospital with non-specific complaints, determined to have an intracardiac mass and subsequently diagnosed with malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which shortly recurred in the form of intracardiac masses after postoperative chemotherapy.
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Sarı et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma (n=1). Postoperative chemotherapy was evaluated on Tumor recurrence. A patient with an intracardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma experienced rapid recurrence of intracardiac masses following postoperative chemotherapy.
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