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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar;97(13):e9814.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009814.

Rare cardiac metastasis of soft tissue sarcoma: A case report and literature review

Jun Xiao  1 , Jiaguang Song, Hui Liu, Yindi Sun, Chuanxi Wang
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Case Reports

Rare cardiac metastasis of soft tissue sarcoma: A case report and literature review

Jun Xiao et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Rationale: Owing to the unique structure and function of the heart, tumor metastasis in the heart is rare. Accordingly, no unique symptoms have yet been identified for cardiac metastasis.

Patient and concerns: A patient presented with cardiac metastasis 3 years after surgical resection of alveolar soft tissue sarcomas in their late stage.

Diagnosis: Ultrasonography showed a middle-high echo clump on the left surface of the mid-upper interventricular septum, which had an unclear boundary with the myocardium. Meanwhile, blood flow was found in the clump, with no blockage of blood flow having been observed.

Lessons: Although cardiac metastasis in terminal cancer patients always carries a poor prognosis, there is still no effective treatment for cardiac metastasis. In the clinic, it is important to improve the patient's quality of life, reduce symptoms and signs, and extend the duration of survival.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Ultrasonography showed a middle-high echo clump in left surface of mid-upper interventricular septum (4.0 × 2.1 cm), which has an unclear boundary with myocardium.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Blood flow was found in the clump. Block of blood flow is not obvious.
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