Transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging effectively defined the extent of tumour involvement in a case of pleomorphic cardiac leiomyosarcoma.
Case Report (n=1)
Transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging are useful for defining the extent of primary cardiac sarcomas to plan treatment.
Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare and typically undergo aggressive local spread. There is no reliable definitive treatment, although radical surgical resection can provide palliation in the medium term. A case of a pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma with dramatic images is presented. The relative usefulness of transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging to define the extent of tumour involvement, allowing planning of treatment, is demonstrated.
Clarke et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Multifocal cardiac leiomyosarcoma (n=1). Transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging was evaluated. Transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging effectively defined the extent of tumour involvement in a case of pleomorphic cardiac leiomyosarcoma.