Metastatic synovial sarcoma to the left atrium. A management dilemma.
We present a rare case of synovial sarcoma with minimal symptoms that metastasized and threatened to embolize the heart in a 26-year-old male admitted to our hospital for evaluation of low back pain. The tumor made a direct extension to the left atrium and moved freely in the left ventricle outflow tract. We discuss the potential therapeutic modalities in this difficult scenario.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, PO Box 10021, Jeddah 21433, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. qubbany@gmail.com
Atif W
AW
Qubbany
Abdulhalim J
AJ
Kinsara
D000328:Adult; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*