Multiple cardiac myxofibrosarcomas with complete right pulmonary artery occlusion: a case report

Weimin Zhang; Qi Tang; Balhen Bolathan; Yan Xing; Xiaoxin Sun; Qiang Huo

doi:10.3389/fonc.2023.1197463

Multiple cardiac myxofibrosarcomas with complete right pulmonary artery occlusion: a case report

Front Oncol. 2023 Sep 4:13:1197463. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1197463. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Weimin Zhang¹, Qi Tang², Balhen Bolathan¹, Yan Xing³, Xiaoxin Sun⁴, Qiang Huo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
² Cardiac Ultrasound Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
³ Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
⁴ Nuclear Medicine Department, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Primary cardiac myxofibrosarcoma is a rare form of cardiac malignant tumors. MFS usually involves the left atrium and presents as a unicentric or multicentric tumor mass. We reported on a 37-year-old female who presented with chest tightness and dyspnea for a month, dry cough, and occasionally having blood streak sputum for half a month. Echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography and cardiac positron emission tomography revealed multiple tumors in the heart. The right ventricle and right pulmonary artery were involved, with occlusion of the right pulmonary artery. Cardiac tumors were surgically resected and were consistent with low-grade MFS. No recurrence or metastasis occurred at 20 months of follow-up.

Keywords: cardiac tumor; complete right pulmonary artery occlusion; myxofibrosarcoma; primary; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports