Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart: case report and review of 46 cases in the literature.
Intern Med
; 40(12): 1222-6, 2001 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11813848
ABSTRACT
A rare case of cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is reported. A 55-year-old woman complained of palpitation due to atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography demonstrated a tumor arising from the posterior wall of the left atrium. At surgery, the tumor was almost entirely resected and histologically defined as MFH. Neither chemotherapy nor irradiation was administered. Echocardiography revealed a local recurrence two months after the surgery and the patient died of advanced cachexy and heart failure 2 years later. The details of this case are presented with a review of the literature.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous
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Heart Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article