Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. 2021; 34(1): eabc118

Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma: A Rare Cardiac Tumor Entity

Rhavena Brasil de , Carlos José Mota de , Ingrid Alves de , Larissa Chagas , Danielli Oliveira da Costa , Ana Carolina Brito de

DOI: 10.47593/2675-312X/20213401eabc118

Introduction

Malignant cardiac neoplasia is a rare entity with an extremely low incidence that has a nonspecific clinical presentation that may mimic other conditions. It can present arrhythmias and complications such as ischemia due to coronary flow obstruction.

More than 75% of primary cardiac tumors are benign. Of the 25% of malignant tumors, 75% are sarcomas. Primary cardiac tumors can have a primary or metastatic origin and are diagnosed by imaging methods. Primary tumors occur more frequently in the left chamber, especially in the atrial myxoma, while metastatic tumors originate from malignant melanomas, which occur more frequently in the right chambers.

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Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma: A Rare Cardiac Tumor Entity

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