title: Undifferentiated sarcoma of the mitral valve with secondaries in brain in a girl of 22 years.
abstract: During a mitral valve replacement surgery in a girl of 22 years of age, it was accidentally discovered that the valve was destroyed due to a tumor and the histopathology and immunohistochemistry findings have proved it to be undifferentiated sarcoma. She was advised by the surgeon to go for chemotherapy. There was a delay of three months from the side of the patient to reach us and during that interval she has developed secondaries in the brain. This case is being presented here for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Indo-American Cancer Institute and Research Center, Road No.14, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034, AP, India. g_sudarshan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sudarshan
authors.forename: Mohana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vamsy
authors.forename: S Sudha
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: V Sudhakar
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor