Malignant fibrous histiocytoma as a primary cardiac tumor.
We describe the case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the heart, presenting with an obstinate cough and clinically misdiagnosed as myxoma, in an 80-year-old woman. Fourteen months after surgical removal, an embolic episode revealed recurrence of the tumor. To plan the best surgical management, MFH, rare as it is, should be borne in mind when evaluating a cardiac intracavitary mass, especially if located in the left atrium.
Novelli
Luca
L
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence 50134, Italy.
Anichini
Chiara
C
Pedemonte
Elena
E
Tozzini
Silvia
S
Gori
Franca
F
Nesi
Gabriella
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology