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Cardiac metastasis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in recurrent infantile fibrosarcoma

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Cardiac metastasis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy are both quite rare. We describe a patient presenting with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy as the first symptom of recurrent infantile fibrosarcoma (IF). During surgical resection of lung metastasis, the patient suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Autopsy demonstrated a metastatic lesion in the intraventricular septum of the heart, which is previously undescribed in the literature. This case demonstrates that IF can be aggressive despite its more typical benign course.

Source: Pediatric Blood & Cancer

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23321

Authors: Nirali N. Shah, Mitchell R. Price, David M. Loeb

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of Illinois Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Cancer Institute