A Case of Malignant Mesenchymoma of the Heart.
- Author:
Su Bin LIM
1
;
Jae Hong PARK
;
Kyung Ho YUN
;
Kwang Il KO
;
Byoung Hyun PARK
;
Seok Kyu OH
;
Jin Won JEONG
;
Yang Kyu PARK
;
Ock Kyu PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malignant mesenchymoma;
Primary cardiac tumor
- MeSH:
Dyspnea;
Female;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart*;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Mesenchymoma*;
Mesoderm;
Middle Aged;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
1997;5(2):197-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malignant mesenchymomas by definition are composed of two or more cellular types that would ordinarily derive from primitive mesenchyme. They grow rapidly, recur frequently, metastasize, and can be found in a wide variety of locations. Malignant mesenchymomas as primary cardiac tumor are extremely rare with poor prognosis. Only 15 cases of cardiac malignant mesenchymoma were reported in worldwide literature in 1961-1992. We report a case of primary cardiac malignant mesenchymoma in 58 year-old female patient admitted due to hemoptysis and mild exertional dyspnea.
