Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A rare entity with a complex diagnosis.
Rev Port Cardiol
; 42(2): 169.e1-169.e4, 2023 02.
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em En, Pt
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a neoplasm with uncertain behavior. We describe a case in a 66-year-old female who underwent resection of a left atrial tumor suspected to be a cardiac myxoma which was subsequently diagnosed as an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. After three years' follow-up the patient underwent a second operation to remove tumoral occurrence in the right atrium, diagnosed as an intimal sarcoma. It cannot be confirmed whether the tumoral recurrence with a different diagnosis (intimal sarcoma) was a progression from the primary tumor or the metachronous appearance of a spontaneous sarcoma.
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Sarcoma
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Apêndice Atrial
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Port Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article