Abstract
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, also called malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH), is a very rare malignancy of the heart and has a poor prognosis. We describe a case in a 59 year old man with an accidental finding of a left atrial mass on echocardiography performed after percutaneous coronary intervention. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination of the mass after surgical resection established a rare diagnosis of MFH. There was no metastasis and the patient underwent chemotherapy. We show our fi ndings on transesophageal echocardiography, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | E217-E218 |
Journal | Echocardiography |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2011 |
Keywords
- cardiac
- histiocytoma
- sarcoma