"Malignant" mitral stenosis

© 2012 Auer et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd..

Symptomatic mitral stenosis caused by a left atrial mass as the first sign of metastasis of a malignant tumor is extremely rare and frequently associated with poor prognosis. We report a case of a 59-year-old man with a history of grade 3 malignant fibrous histiocytoma on his left tigh treated by limb-sparing surgery 17 months earlier, who was admitted with 10-days of worsening dyspnea. Imaging revealed a left atrial mass protruding through the mitral valve that resulted in severe mitral stenosis. Biopsy confirmed metastasis of malignant fibrous histiocytoma.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery - 7(2012) vom: 08. März, Seite 19

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Auer, Johann [VerfasserIn]
Berent, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Gurtner, Franz [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 14.09.2012

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/1749-8090-7-19

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM21604359X