A Case of Chondrosarcoma Metastatic to the Heart.
10.4070/kcj.1995.25.5.1051
- Author:
Kyung Hae JUNG
;
Hyung Kyu PARK
;
Joo Hee ZO
;
Cheoul Ho KIM
;
Jung Don SEO
;
Seung Woo PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chondrosarcoma;
Metastasis;
Heart
- MeSH:
Adult;
Chondrosarcoma*;
Cough;
Diagnosis;
Dyspnea;
Edema;
Female;
Heart Failure;
Heart*;
Humans;
Korea;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Thigh;
Veins
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1995;25(5):1051-1056
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 38 year old woman presented with two week history of cough, progressive dyspnea, orthopnea and pedal edema. She had previously been in excellent health with the exception of surgery five years ago for tumor of the right thigh. The histopatihologic diagnosis was chondrosarcoma. Her clinical course was characterized by rapid aggrevation of dyspnea and eddema unresponsive to conventional managements for congestiove heart failure. Transesophageal echocardiogram showed dleft atrial mass growing from pulmonic vein. To our knowledge, cardiac metastasis from chondrosarcoma is rare and we report this is the first case of chondrosarcoma metastatic to the heart in Korea.
