Rapidly progressing left atrial hemangiopericytoma

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Nov;23(9):1056-9. doi: 10.1177/0218492314530979. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

Abstract

Cardiac hemangiopericytoma is a rare soft tissue tumor. We describe a case of hemangiopericytoma in the left atrium, which was diagnosed as myxoma preoperatively. A 70-year-old woman was admitted with heart failure. An echocardiogram showed a large myxoma-like mass in the left atrium, herniating into the left ventricle; therefore, an emergency operation was performed. Histological examination revealed a malignant hemangiopericytoma. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, but she died due to a local recurrence 4 months after the operation.

Keywords: Heart atria; Heart neoplasms; Hemangiopericytoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Biopsy
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Disease Progression
  • Echocardiography
  • Emergencies
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery
  • Hemangiopericytoma / chemistry
  • Hemangiopericytoma / complications
  • Hemangiopericytoma / pathology*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Myxoma / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor

Supplementary concepts

  • Hemangiopericytoma, Malignant