title: Primary pericardial sarcoma: a case report and a brief review.
abstract: There are very few cases of primary pericardial sarcomas reported in the English literature. Pericardial tumors, like other cardiac tumors, are most likely to be metastatic in nature and are an extension of primary tumors from the surrounding structures. Sarcomas are the most common primary pericardial tumors. Surgical eradication of the tumor is considered to be the treatment of choice. We are presenting a case of a primary pericardial, high-grade pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma that was diagnosed at our institution. We discuss the available diagnostic modalities and also shed light on alternative therapies when patients are not ideal surgical candidates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Williams Pavillion 2040, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA.
authors.forename: Aneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pakala
authors.forename: Raghav
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazzara