Undiagnosed Primary Cardiac Liposarcoma in an Adult

Papavdi, Asteria; Agapitos, Emmanouil

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“…Liposarcomas can be divided into four subtypes: Well-differentiated liposarcoma (or atypical lipoma), myxoid/round cell liposarcoma, pleomorphic liposarcoma, and dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Well-differentiated liposarcoma accounts for 40–45% of liposarcoma cases and they usually have a very low degree of malignancy ( 2 ). A lipomatous presentation is the most common presentation among the various types of well-differentiated liposarcoma ( 6 ).…”

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“…Primary cardiac tumours are very uncommon, and approximately 75% of primary cardiac tumours are benign. In adults, myxoma is the most common type of primary benign cardiac tumours, followed by lipoma, fibroma, and teratoma ( 1 , 2 ). The incidence of primary cardiac lipomas is only 0.17–0.19% based on autopsy reports ( 3 ).…”

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“…Mediastinal liposarcoma is extremely rare ( 5 , 6 ); primary mediastinal liposarcoma accounts for only 0.13–0.75% of mediastinal cancers, and most occur in the posterior mediastinum ( 6 ). Cardiac liposarcoma is even rarer and account for approximately 1% of all primary cardiac malignant tumours ( 2 , 7 , 8 ). Similar to cardiac lipomas, cardiac liposarcoma has no gender predominance ( 9 ), and most also occur in the right atrium ( 7 ).…”

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Multiple well‑differentiated cardiac liposarcoma with a concomitant myocardial lipoma: A case report

2018

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A cardiac lipoma and a cardiac liposarcoma are very uncommon conditions; however, the simultaneous development of the two is extremely rare. In addition, the symptoms of these conditions are not evident in the vast majority of cases, making them easily missed during diagnosis. The present case report describes a case of well-differentiated cardiac liposarcoma with a concomitant myocardial lipoma that was misdiagnosed as multiple cardiac lipomas. The ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging presentations of the tumour were described. In addition, relevant literature regarding these two types of tumours was reviewed and compared in order to help improve the identification of these types of tumours. This, in turn, may be beneficial in the selection of more appropriate examination and treatment strategies.

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Multiple well‑differentiated cardiac liposarcoma with a concomitant myocardial lipoma: A case report

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“…3 – 6 This raises the important question of whether cancer diagnoses are missed before death in such cases or if such deaths are due to rare cancers, as was suggested in previous reports. 7 – 9 However, this question has remained unanswered.…”

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Characteristics of Sudden Unexpected Cancer Deaths Investigated by Medical Examiners in Tokyo, Japan (2009)

Suzuki¹,

Tanifuji²,

Abe³

et al. 2014

Journal of Epidemiology

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BackgroundAnnually, about 400 cases of sudden unexpected death are attributed to cancer in Tokyo, Japan. These individuals may have been undiagnosed, or their medical conditions may not have been carefully evaluated before death. We examined medical consultations, cancer diagnoses, and economic status of all cancer deaths investigated by medical examiners in 2009.MethodsAmong cases handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner’s Office in 2009 (N = 12 493), records for all cases of cancer death (n = 400) were reviewed to determine the extent of medical care provided, diagnosis before death, and economic status of the decedent.ResultsMost of the decedents (n = 232; 58%) had received a diagnosis of terminal/advanced cancer during a medical consultation. Most did not receive such medical consultations at home, despite their very weak physical condition. However, nearly one quarter of decedents (24%; 95/400) had not received a cancer diagnosis before death. The proportions of decedents who had been indigent, received no medical consulting, and had colon cancer were significantly higher among undiagnosed cases than among diagnosed cases. Indigent persons were the largest subgroup (n = 19; 43%) among those who had never received a medical consultation (n = 44). In addition, the proportion of those who had discontinued or received no medical consultation was higher among indigent persons than among non-indigent persons.ConclusionsThe quality of medical services for cancer patients could be improved by educating general practitioners about terminal care, expanding efforts to monitor and diagnose cancer, especially among indigent patients, and increasing participation rates for colorectal cancer screening.

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Primary Cardiac Tumors

Wang

2018

Right Heart Pathology

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Undiagnosed Primary Cardiac Liposarcoma in an Adult

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Multiple well‑differentiated cardiac liposarcoma with a concomitant myocardial lipoma: A case report

Multiple well‑differentiated cardiac liposarcoma with a concomitant myocardial lipoma: A case report

Characteristics of Sudden Unexpected Cancer Deaths Investigated by Medical Examiners in Tokyo, Japan (2009)

Primary Cardiac Tumors

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