Unusual Cardiac Metastasis of Nonvisceral Soft Tissue Leiomyosarcoma in the Right Ventricle: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Sangmin ParkHee Kyung KimPublished in: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi (2020)
Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a soft tissue sarcoma that originates from smooth muscle cells. It is commonly found in the uterus but can occur throughout the body, including the retroperitoneal space, abdominal cavity, and any vascular structure. Although there are many case reports of uterine or vascular LMS metastasizing to the heart, cardiac metastasis from nonvisceral lesions has only been reported in two cases. Herein we report a rare case of a patient presenting metastatic LMS from the left flank in the right ventricle observed with echocardiography and enhanced computed tomography.
Keyphrases
- rare case
- computed tomography
- case report
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- soft tissue
- mitral valve
- pulmonary artery
- squamous cell carcinoma
- heart failure
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- small cell lung cancer
- congenital heart disease
- magnetic resonance
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- image quality