[An extremely rare autopsy case of cardiac liposarcoma and Brenner tumor]

Abstract

A 79-year-old woman with primary liposarcoma of the heart, an extremely rare malignancy, coexistent with Brenner tumor was reported. The histological features of the sarcoma on the routine histological slides were so varied that it was necessary to differentiate the histology from that of malignant fibrous histiocytoma or pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma. Most of the tumor cells including fibroblastic and bizarre giant cells, however, were stained intensely with histochemical methods for lipids and consequently diagnosed as pleomorphic liposarcoma originated from the epicardium. Electron microscopically, lipid droplets were demonstrated in the cytoplasm of the tumor cells, supporting the histological diagnosis. No distant or nodal metastases were noted.