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.
Qubbany
Atif W
AW
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, PO Box 10021, Jeddah 21433, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. qubbany@gmail.com
Kinsara
Abdulhalim J
AJ
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*