Key result
Echocardiography, contrast CT, and biopsy diagnose a rare left atrial spindle cell sarcoma.
Why the study?
Spindle cell sarcoma is the rarest primary cardiac tumour, with only a few cases reported in the literature, and is often missed or diagnosed late due to non-specific symptoms.
Case Report (n=1)
Spindle cell sarcoma is an extremely rare primary cardiac tumor that requires a multidisciplinary imaging and biopsy approach for accurate diagnosis.
Multimodality imaging aids rare cardiac sarcoma diagnosis; leaves open evidence-based management strategies.
Spindle cell sarcoma (SCS) is the rarest primary cardiac tumour, with only a few cases reported in the literature so far.We hereby report a case of left atrial SCS diagnosed and managed by a multidisciplinary approach.A 50-year male presented with symptoms of shortness of breath with high-grade fever.Echocardiography showed an atrial mass with pericardial effusion.Contrast-enhanced CT scan, further validated by biopsy, showed it to be malignant SCS.These tumours are often missed and presented late with advanced disease due to the non-specific symptoms and extreme rarity.Better understanding of the disease and early diagnosis are essential to its management.
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A 2024 study conducted a case report in Spindle cell sarcoma (SCS) of the left atrium (n=1). Diagnostic workup and multidisciplinary management was evaluated on Diagnosis of malignant SCS. A 50-year-old male was diagnosed with a rare left atrial spindle cell sarcoma using echocardiography, contrast-enhanced CT, and biopsy.
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