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Bergonzoni E, De Gaspari M, D'Onofrio A, Cibin G, Rizzo S, Basso C, Gerosa G. A cardiac intimal sarcoma mimicking infective endocarditis. Cardiovasc Pathol 2024; 69:107598. [PMID: 38101526 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2023.107598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Primary malignant cardiac tumors are rare and usually misdiagnosed because they can mimic more common intracardiac lesions, therefore, in clinical practice it is important to always consider even uncommon diseases in order to avoid delayed diagnosis and to plan the most appropriate therapeutic strategy in a timely fashion. We report a case of a 73-year-old man with clinical signs and imaging findings (echocardiography) suggesting infective bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve. However, intraoperative evaluation raised suspicion that the mitral lesions had a different nature. Surgical removal of the mass was performed, and the final correct diagnosis was made through pathologic examination, revealing a mitral valve sarcoma thus allowing for the beginning of specific oncological treatment.
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- Emma Bergonzoni
- Department of Cardiac, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Cardiovascular Pathology, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiac, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Cardiovascular Pathology, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Cardiovascular Pathology, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Tumors of the cardiovascular system: heart and blood vessels. Cardiovasc Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822224-9.00015-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ikeda Y, Kitamura S. Commentary: Complete surgery necessary for optimal outcome in aortic neoplasm forming malignant cartilage. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 159:e289-e290. [PMID: 31174857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Yoshihiko Ikeda
- Department of Pathology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
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Ueda M, Takeuchi Y, Ochiai J, Mabuchi C, Ujihira N. An Autopsy Case of Intimal Sarcoma of the Abdominal Aorta with Bone Metastasis and Lymph Node Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Japanese Literature. Intern Med 2017; 56:791-796. [PMID: 28381745 PMCID: PMC5457922 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 73-year-old man complained of sternoclavicular joint pain; blood tests revealed elevated C-reactive protein. The patient developed delirium; magnetic resonance imaging showed metastatic bone tumors. He died two weeks after admission. Autopsy revealed abdominal aortic intimal sarcoma with metastasis to the peritracheal lymph nodes and sternum. Peripheral arterial embolism and bone metastasis are common symptoms of aortic intimal sarcoma, which implies a place for aortic intimal sarcoma in differential diagnoses of embolism or bone tumors of unknown origin.
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- Masamichi Ueda
- Department of Neurology, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Japan
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Rusthoven CG, Liu AK, Bui MM, Schefter TE, Elias AD, Lu X, Gonzalez RJ. Sarcomas of the Aorta: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Published Reports. Ann Vasc Surg 2014; 28:515-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Rouas L, Mahassini N, Jahid A, Saïdi H, Zouaïdia F, Nabih N, Bernoussi Z, Mansouri F, El Hachimi A. [Intimal sarcoma of the inferior vena cava]. Presse Med 2005; 34:1515-7. [PMID: 16301963 DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(05)84215-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Primary sarcomas of the great vessels, that is, the aorta, pulmonary artery, and inferior vena cava, are rare. They can be classified according to the location of the sarcoma in the vessel wall and by their gross appearance. Most often they are leiomyosarcomas or fibrosarcomas. CASE We report here a case of an intimal sarcoma of the inferior vena cava. Histological and immunohistochemical findings confirmed the diagnosis for this 17-year-old girl and distinguished it from leiomyosarcoma and angiosarcoma, both of which have better prognoses. DISCUSSION Intimal sarcoma of the inferior vena cava is rare and difficult to diagnose before surgery or biopsy. Histologically, it is a poorly differentiated tumor with the worst prognosis among the primary vascular sarcomas. Pathologic findings and immunohistochemical staining are useful for a positive diagnosis.
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- L Rouas
- Service d'anatomie pathologique, Hôpital Avicenne, Rabat, Maroc.
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Sánchez-Muñoz A, Hitt R, Artiles V, López A, Hernández R, Cortés-Funes H, Colomer R. Primary aortic sarcoma with widespread vascular embolic metastases. Eur J Intern Med 2003; 14:258-261. [PMID: 12919843 DOI: 10.1016/s0953-6205(03)00068-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Intimal sarcoma of the aorta is a rare and aggressive mesenchymal neoplasm with a propensity to metastasize and to embolize distant arteries. The diagnosis is most commonly made by autopsy or after surgery for an aortic aneurysm. Surgery is the treatment of choice in patients who do not have metastatic disease. The prognosis is generally poor, with death resulting in most patients within a few months from diagnosis. We describe a rare case of intimal sarcoma of the aorta that showed simultaneous involvement of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and also widespread embolic metastases to the main large vessels of the brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and spleen.
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- Alfonso Sánchez-Muñoz
- Division of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba Km 5,4, E-28041, Madrid, Spain
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Kim SH, Jeong JY, Kim YI, Choi YH, Chung JW, Hyung Park J. SCVIR 2002 Film Panel case 3: aortic occlusion secondary to intimal sarcoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2002; 13:537-41. [PMID: 11997365 DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61538-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Seung Ho Kim
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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Sarcomas of the great vessels are rare. Altogether 400 such cases have been described in the aorta, the pulmonary artery, and inferior vena cava. The clinical symptoms are generally related to embolic phenomena, aneurysm formation, and widespread metastases, especially to bones. With improved diagnostic modalities more cases are diagnosed and treated surgically. Resection of the tumor may prolong the patient s life. In this paper authors present two cases of such rare sarcomas. In our first case a tumor has developed in the thoracic aorta with symptoms of imminent aortic dissection. The tumorous nature of the lesion was revealed only histologically, since neither the operation, nor macroscopic picture gave any clue to its tumorous nature. The second case was a male patient with a huge retroperitoneal tumor arising from the inferior vena cava, which was clinically suspected to be a carcinomaarising in the adrenal gland.
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- E Székely
- Semmelweis University, 2nd Department of Pathology, Budapest, Hungary.
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Nishida N, Yutani C, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Tsukamoto Y, Ikeda Y, Nakamura Y. Histopathological characterization of aortic intimal sarcoma with multiple tumor emboli. Pathol Int 2000; 50:923-7. [PMID: 11107072 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A case of aortic intimal sarcoma with multiple tumor emboli and distal metastasis is reported. All metastasis (adrenal, spleen) were via the arteries. This case also had independent lung cancer. Macroscopically, the aortic tumor did not form a bulged mass, but had linear ulceration with abundant mural thrombi. Poorly cohesive large atypical cells were seen in the intima of the abdominal aorta without invasion into the media. Tumor cells were disseminated into the mural thrombi on the aorta and embolized its branches. In the metastatic tumor or tumor emboli of the distal artery, there were not only large atypical cells, but also the foci of spindle-shaped cells or epithelioid differentiation. Tumor cells in the aorta were immunohistochemically positive for only vimentin. Muscle-specific actin was positive focally for spindle-shaped cells of tumor emboli and metastatic tumors. Furthermore, cytokeratin-positive cells were scatteredly seen. All tumor cells were negative for factor VIII and did not have a histologic or phenotypic analogy with lung cancer. The primary intimal sarcoma in the present case was of undifferentiated non-endothelial intimal stromal cell origin, and may have had multipotential for differentiation. Investigation of the metastatic site was useful for recognizing the features of this tumor.
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- N Nishida
- Department of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Haskal ZJ, Nemcek AA. SCVIR Annual Meeting Film Panel Session: Diagnosis and Discussion of Case 7. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61644-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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