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Undiagnosed primary LV epicardial liposarcoma causes sudden cardiac death in a 67-year-old man.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary cardiac liposarcomas are extremely rare and difficult to diagnose antemortem, highlighting the importance of considering cardiac tumors in cases of sudden cardiac death.
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Rare epicardial liposarcoma warrants consideration in unexplained SCD; leaves open premortem detection strategies.
Papavdi et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac liposarcoma (n=1). A 67-year-old man suffered sudden cardiac death due to a rare, undiagnosed primary well-differentiated cardiac liposarcoma arising from the left ventricular epicardium.
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