Key result
A 50-year-old male with malignant fibrous histiocytoma developed rare cardiac metastasis in the left atrium and eventually succumbed to the disease.
Case Report (n=1)
Cardiac metastasis from malignant fibrous histiocytoma is extremely rare but can present as a left atrial mass and is associated with a poor prognosis.
Rare cardiac MFH metastasis may present as left atrial mass with fatal outcome; case reports leave optimal detection and management open.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma MFH is an aggressive spindle cell cancer and is the most common soft tissue tumor in the elderly, primarily affecting the extremities. It has high metastatic potential and can spread to various viscera including liver, lung, bone, and brain; however, cardiac metastasis is an extreme rarity. Here, we present a 50-year-old male, diagnosed as pleiomorhphic storiform MFH a of right arm who developed parenchymal pulmonary metastases and a mass lesion in left atrium. Patient had a downhill course and eventually succumbed.
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Sheikh et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Malignant fibrous histiocytoma with cardiac metastasis (n=1). Malignant fibrous histiocytoma was evaluated on Clinical course and survival. A 50-year-old male with malignant fibrous histiocytoma developed rare cardiac metastasis in the left atrium and eventually succumbed to the disease.
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