ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2021
A case report of primary cardiac intimal sarcoma presenting with atrial fibrillation and a left atrial mass.
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- Case Report: Diagnostic challenges and therapeutic approaches in cardiac intimal sarcoma: a rare clinical case study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Primary Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma: Multi-Layered Strategy and Core Role ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A case report of an ischaemic stroke, caused by a primary cardiac intimal sarcoma.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Article
- Case report: The diagnostic challenge of primary cardiac intimal sarcoma.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntimal sarcoma is an exceedingly rare type of primary cardiac tumour. It is characterized by poorly differentiated spindle-shaped cells that can mimic smooth muscle and is strongly associated with MDM2 genetic amplification. Owing to its rarity and non-distinctive histological features, diagnosis remains a significant challenge. CASE SUMMARY: In this case report, we describe a case of primary cardiac intimal sarcoma in a 37-year-old woman who presented with atrial fibrillation (AF) and a left atrial mass. Despite having a histological sample from an excised left atrial mass, the diagnosis was not made until she presented with back pain secondary to metastatic disease to the spine. DISCUSSION: Primary cardiac intimal sarcoma is an extremely rare diagnosis. The mainstay management of intimal cardiac sarcoma is aggressive surgical resection. Unfortunately, the prognosis of cardiac sarcomas remains very poor, with a mean survival between 3 months and 1 year. This case of cardiac intimal sarcoma highlights the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis, particularly given the unusual presentation of AF.
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