Pericardial metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade |
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Authors: | Akihiro Aoyama Noritaka Isowa Koji Chihara and Tadahiro Ito |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Clinical Pathology, Shizuoka City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan;(2) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka City Hospital, 10-93 Otemachi, 420-8630 Shizuoka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Although myxoid liposarcoma often metastasizes to various organs, cardiac metastasis is rare. We present herein a rare case
with pericardial metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma, which expanded the pericardial sac extraordinarily and required an emergency
operation because of acute cardiac tamponade. We undertook a review of the English literature regarding liposarcoma. |
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Keywords: | myxoid liposarcoma metastasis cardiac tamponade operation |
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