Key result
Orthotopic cardiac transplantation for a suspected mural thrombus revealed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, and the patient expired from metastatic lesions 11 months post-transplantation.
Population
A 42-year-old male with a history of anterior myocardial infarction at age 29, severe left ventricular…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
~11 months after transplantation
Authors
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Urges caution distinguishing sarcoma from thrombus in severe LV dysfunction; leaves open need for advanced imaging or biopsy pre-transplant.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the diagnostic challenge of differentiating primary cardiac sarcoma from a mural thrombus in patients with severe LV dysfunction and prior myocardial infarction.
Lee et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac sarcoma mimicking mural thrombus (n=1). Orthotopic cardiac transplantation was evaluated on Clinical outcome. Orthotopic cardiac transplantation for a suspected mural thrombus revealed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, and the patient expired from metastatic lesions 11 months post-transplantation.
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