J Korean Soc Echocardiogr.
2003 Jun;11(1):35-37.
Primary Myxoid Liposarcoma Arising from Pericardium
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Primary myxoid liposarcoma of the heart is very rare. Following is a report on a 35 year old male presented with a huge, 8x8 cm sized mass along the inferior wall of right ventricle. The histologic diagnosis of the mass was primary myxoid liposarcoma of the pericardium. The patient died 5 months after diagnosis due to progressive dyspnea.
