Giant metastatic myxoid liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade: a case report.
We report a case of a rapidly progressing isolated giant metastatic myxoid liposarcoma to the heart in a 54-year-old man, who presented with acute symptoms of cardiac tamponade. Surgery remains the best treatment option for this rare condition.
Wong
Shelin P T
SP
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong.
Ng
Calvin S H
CS
Wan
Song
S
Lee
Tak-Wai
TW
Wan
Innes Y P
IY
Yim
Anthony P C
AP
Arifi
Ahmed A
AA
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*