Primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma with vulvar metastases: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Junjie Sun
    • Ruihua Liu
    • Weiwei Wang
    • Minghui Sun
    • Lihong Wang
    • Xiaofei Wang
    • Lei Shi
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  • Published online on: September 8, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3683
  • Pages: 3153-3156
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Abstract

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) occurring in the heart is rare. To the best of our knowledge, the current study was the first to report a case of left atrial MFH metastasizing to the vulva. A 37‑year‑old female presenting with a history of exertional dyspnea underwent echocardiography, which revealed a mass in the left atrium, with a short‑wide stalk attached to the posterior wall, extending into the pericardium. Furthermore, the mass resulted in severe mitral stenosis during diastole. The tumor was excised together with a section of the left atrial wall. The initial diagnosis was a left atrial myxoma. However, post‑operative frozen section histopathology results indicated a diagnosis of MFH. Following surgery, the patient received chemotherapy, however, vulvar metastases and left pleural effusions were identified after 1 month. Following surgical excision of the vulvar tumor and left thoracentesis, the patient began adjuvant chemotherapy. However, the patient succumbed due to local recurrence 6 months later.
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Sun J, Liu R, Wang W, Sun M, Wang L, Wang X and Shi L: Primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma with vulvar metastases: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 3153-3156, 2015
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Sun, J., Liu, R., Wang, W., Sun, M., Wang, L., Wang, X., & Shi, L. (2015). Primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma with vulvar metastases: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 3153-3156. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3683
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Sun, J., Liu, R., Wang, W., Sun, M., Wang, L., Wang, X., Shi, L."Primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma with vulvar metastases: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.5 (2015): 3153-3156.
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Sun, J., Liu, R., Wang, W., Sun, M., Wang, L., Wang, X., Shi, L."Primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma with vulvar metastases: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 5 (2015): 3153-3156. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3683