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Surgery treats a giant primary pericardial liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade in a 69-year-old woman.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary pericardial liposarcomas are extremely rare but can grow to a considerable size and present with cardiac tamponade.
Giant pericardial liposarcomas may cause tamponade requiring surgery; case reports leave optimal management open for this rare entity.
Liposarcomas are the second most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults. They occur predominantly in the lower limbs and retroperitoneum, whereas primary mediastinal liposarcomas are extremely rare. Liposarcomas are often asymptomatic and may reach a considerable size before causing any symptoms related to direct invasion or compression of other thoracic organs. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with a giant primary pericardial liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade and discuss its clinical and imaging features and surgical treatment and review the literature.
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Lococo et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Primary pericardial liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade (n=1). Surgical treatment was evaluated. Surgical treatment was performed for a 69-year-old woman presenting with a giant primary pericardial liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade.
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