Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a very uncommon soft tissue malignancy which accounts for <1% of soft tissue sarcoma. It is a malignant and highly vascular tumor arising most commonly in the musculature of the lower extremities, with metastasis primarily to the lungs, bones, and brain. Cardiac meta...

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Main Authors: Abhinav Tiwari, Bhavana Siddegowda Bangalore, Himani Sharma, Zaid Ammari, Mohammad S. Khan, Zubair Khan, Hermann Simo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7248727
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spelling doaj-e4afd94adcfb4d3f8c7ca434171eba9e2020-11-24T22:06:44ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/72487277248727Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAbhinav Tiwari0Bhavana Siddegowda Bangalore1Himani Sharma2Zaid Ammari3Mohammad S. Khan4Zubair Khan5Hermann Simo6Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Cardiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH 43614, USAAlveolar soft part sarcoma is a very uncommon soft tissue malignancy which accounts for <1% of soft tissue sarcoma. It is a malignant and highly vascular tumor arising most commonly in the musculature of the lower extremities, with metastasis primarily to the lungs, bones, and brain. Cardiac metastasis is very rare and only 5 cases have been reported in the literature so far. We report a case of a young woman with a history of surgically resected alveolar soft part sarcoma of left thigh who presented with persistent dry cough and was found to have a cardiac mass, which on biopsy proved to be alveolar soft part sarcoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7248727
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author Abhinav Tiwari
Bhavana Siddegowda Bangalore
Himani Sharma
Zaid Ammari
Mohammad S. Khan
Zubair Khan
Hermann Simo
spellingShingle Abhinav Tiwari
Bhavana Siddegowda Bangalore
Himani Sharma
Zaid Ammari
Mohammad S. Khan
Zubair Khan
Hermann Simo
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Cardiology
author_facet Abhinav Tiwari
Bhavana Siddegowda Bangalore
Himani Sharma
Zaid Ammari
Mohammad S. Khan
Zubair Khan
Hermann Simo
author_sort Abhinav Tiwari
title Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort alveolar soft part sarcoma with unusual cardiac metastasis: a case report and review of the literature
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Cardiology
issn 2090-6404
2090-6412
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a very uncommon soft tissue malignancy which accounts for <1% of soft tissue sarcoma. It is a malignant and highly vascular tumor arising most commonly in the musculature of the lower extremities, with metastasis primarily to the lungs, bones, and brain. Cardiac metastasis is very rare and only 5 cases have been reported in the literature so far. We report a case of a young woman with a history of surgically resected alveolar soft part sarcoma of left thigh who presented with persistent dry cough and was found to have a cardiac mass, which on biopsy proved to be alveolar soft part sarcoma.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7248727
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