Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma involving the heart: report of a case.
Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor frequently arising in the meninges and lower limbs. We describe a case of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma involving the heart in a 39-year-old man who presented with fever, chest pain and shortness of breath. His clinical course was rapid, leaving insufficient time for a complete diagnostic work-up, and the patient died 2 months after the onset of symptoms.
Department of Pathology, University of Florence, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis