February 20, 2012European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Myxoid liposarcoma: an unusual primary cardiac tumour
Key result
Incomplete resection of primary cardiac myxoid liposarcoma linked to tumor recurrence at 18 months.
- n=1
Population
53-year-old woman presenting with dyspnoea and chest pain, found to have a 14 × 10 × 7.5-cm pericardial mass.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
18 months
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Implication
Caution against incomplete resection in cardiac myxoid liposarcoma; hypothesis-generating for optimal management of this rare tumor.
Study Design
Type
Case Report (n=1)
Structured PICO
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Population
A 53-year-old woman presenting with dyspnoea and chest pain diagnosed with a primary cardiac myxoid liposarcoma, with recurrence 18 months after incomplete resection.
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Intervention
Surgical resection (incomplete)
Highlights the clinical and imaging presentation of a rare primary cardiac myxoid liposarcoma and its recurrence after incomplete resection.
Cite This Study
Sandoval et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac myxoid liposarcoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Tumor recurrence. Incomplete surgical resection of a 14 × 10 × 7.5-cm primary cardiac myxoid liposarcoma in a 53-year-old woman resulted in tumor recurrence 18 months later.