Unusual Cardiac Metastasis of Nonvisceral Soft Tissue Leiomyosarcoma in the Right Ventricle: A Case Report and Literature Review
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- 15 December 2020
- journal article
- Published by The Korean Society of Radiology in Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
- Vol. 82 (1), 219-224
- https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0028
Abstract
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.Keywords
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