Pericardial synovial sarcoma.
Synovial sarcomas of the pericardium are very rare. This report describes the case of a 61-year-old man presenting with increasing dyspnea on exertion and recurrent pericardial effusions. Echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a 6 x 4-cm pericardial mass lying predominantly over the left atrium. He was treated by surgical excision with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass, and a subsequent histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of a pericardial synovial sarcoma.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom. narain.moorjani@doctors.org.uk
Narain
N
Moorjani
Charles
C
Peebles
Patrick
P
Gallagher
Geoffrey
G
Tsang
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed