Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cardiac Sarcomas: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Cardiac tumors, either benign or malignant, are difficult to diagnose due to their rarity, variety, and nonspecific presentation. Since primary cardiac sarcoma remains an unusual diagnosis, the literature on its presentation, diagnosis, and optimal management remains scarce. To our knowledge the fol...

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Main Authors: Candice Baldeo, Abdul wahab Hritani, Robert Ali, Sana Chaudhry, Fawad N. Khawaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/258140
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description Cardiac tumors, either benign or malignant, are difficult to diagnose due to their rarity, variety, and nonspecific presentation. Since primary cardiac sarcoma remains an unusual diagnosis, the literature on its presentation, diagnosis, and optimal management remains scarce. To our knowledge the following case of cardiac perivascular epithelioid cell tumor is the fourth reported case found in the literature. Although complete surgical resection remains the gold standard for cardiac sarcomas, our case demonstrates that not all of them can be completely resected.
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spelling doaj-art-7054793eb735417aa53275080ecb5eee2025-08-20T02:06:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/258140258140Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cardiac Sarcomas: A Case Report and a Review of the LiteratureCandice Baldeo0Abdul wahab Hritani1Robert Ali2Sana Chaudhry3Fawad N. Khawaja4Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USADepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USACardiac tumors, either benign or malignant, are difficult to diagnose due to their rarity, variety, and nonspecific presentation. Since primary cardiac sarcoma remains an unusual diagnosis, the literature on its presentation, diagnosis, and optimal management remains scarce. To our knowledge the following case of cardiac perivascular epithelioid cell tumor is the fourth reported case found in the literature. Although complete surgical resection remains the gold standard for cardiac sarcomas, our case demonstrates that not all of them can be completely resected.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/258140
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Case Reports in Cardiology
title Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cardiac Sarcomas: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
title_full Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cardiac Sarcomas: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
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title_full_unstemmed Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cardiac Sarcomas: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
title_short Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cardiac Sarcomas: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
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