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A case report of primary cardiac sarcoma invading the mitral valve highlights this rare malignancy, which accounts for 95% of malignant primary cardiac tumors.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report serves as a reminder of primary cardiac sarcoma, a rare malignant tumor, and its potential to invade the mitral valve.
Consider primary cardiac sarcoma in atypical mitral valve masses; leaves open optimal management strategies given extreme rarity.
Primary cardiac sarcoma is a malignant and rare type of tumor that occurs in the heart.About 25% of primary cardiac tumors are malignant, and 95% of these are sarcomas.The most common cardiac sarcoma is the angiosarcoma (about 37%), while others include undifferentiated sarcoma (24%), malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) (11%-24%), leiomyosarcoma (8%-9%), and osteosarcoma (3%-9%).The diagnosis of these tumors is made by imaging techniques and pathological study.This new case report is an opportunity for us to make a reminder of this little-known entity among cardiologists and heart surgeon.
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Lakehal et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac sarcoma (n=1). A case report of primary cardiac sarcoma invading the mitral valve highlights this rare malignancy, which accounts for 95% of malignant primary cardiac tumors.
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