A Case of Primary Cardiac Sarcoma with Brain Metastasis.
10.4070/kcj.2002.32.11.1016
- Author:
So Young PARK
1
;
Tae Joo JEON
;
Young Sub BYUN
;
Young Guk KO
;
Ki Whan KWON
;
Yoo Sun HONG
;
Dong Hoon CHOI
Author Information
1. Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cdhlyj@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart neoplasms;
Sarcoma
- MeSH:
Brain Neoplasms;
Brain*;
Dizziness;
Female;
Heart Neoplasms;
Humans;
Incidence;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Prognosis;
Rare Diseases;
Sarcoma*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2002;32(11):1016-1018
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary cardiac sarcomas are an extremely rare disease, which are usually diagnosed late, as they seldom display symptoms until they obstruct the cardiac outflow or spread to distant organs. We report the case of a 57-year-old female presenting symptoms of a brain tumor, such as dizziness and visual disturbance. Further evaluations revealed multiple brain metastatic tumors, and a cardiac tumor as the primary lesion. Histological examination of the resected cardiac tumor showed cells of a poorly differentiated sarcoma. The current literature regarding incidences, diagnosing techniques, treatment strategies and prognosis of primary cardiac sarcomas are briefly reviewed with our case report.
