Primary Pericardial Sarcoma: A Case Report and a Brief Review

Primary Pericardial Sarcoma: A Case Report and a Brief Review

There are very few cases of primary pericardial sarcomas reported in the English literature. Pericardial tumors, like other cardiac tumors, are most likely to be metastatic in nature and are an extension of primary tumors from the surrounding structures. Sarcomas are the most common primary pericard...

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Main Authors: Aneesh Pakala, Raghav Gupta, Ralph Lazzara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/853078
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spelling doaj-e3d60a47260c449783c5d05c22155f972020-11-24T22:55:00ZengHindawi LimitedCardiology Research and Practice2090-05972011-01-01201110.4061/2011/853078853078Primary Pericardial Sarcoma: A Case Report and a Brief ReviewAneesh Pakala0Raghav Gupta1Ralph Lazzara2Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Williams Pavillion 2040, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USAThere are very few cases of primary pericardial sarcomas reported in the English literature. Pericardial tumors, like other cardiac tumors, are most likely to be metastatic in nature and are an extension of primary tumors from the surrounding structures. Sarcomas are the most common primary pericardial tumors. Surgical eradication of the tumor is considered to be the treatment of choice. We are presenting a case of a primary pericardial, high-grade pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma that was diagnosed at our institution. We discuss the available diagnostic modalities and also shed light on alternative therapies when patients are not ideal surgical candidates.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/853078
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Primary Pericardial Sarcoma: A Case Report and a Brief Review
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description There are very few cases of primary pericardial sarcomas reported in the English literature. Pericardial tumors, like other cardiac tumors, are most likely to be metastatic in nature and are an extension of primary tumors from the surrounding structures. Sarcomas are the most common primary pericardial tumors. Surgical eradication of the tumor is considered to be the treatment of choice. We are presenting a case of a primary pericardial, high-grade pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma that was diagnosed at our institution. We discuss the available diagnostic modalities and also shed light on alternative therapies when patients are not ideal surgical candidates.
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