J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.
2006 Jun;14(2):75-77.
A Case of Metastatic Intracardiac Rhabdomyosarcoma Arising from Malignant Tumor in Other Site
- Affiliations
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- 1The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea. jcpark@chonnam.ac.kr
Abstract
- A 29-year old woman was admitted to the hospital with dyspnea and chest pain. She had undergone a craniotomy due to anaplastic astrocytoma 4 months ago and mass excision of right calf and vagina 3 months ago. The histopathological findings of masses were embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Echocardiography showed a highly mobile elongated mass in left atrium and the mass protruded through the aortic valve during systole. Histopathological examination of the resected cardiac tumor showed cells of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
