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G Lazopoulos1, L Papastavrou, M Kantartzis
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece. lazopoulosg@ath.forthnet.gr
Abstract:
Myxoid liposarcoma usually develops in the retroperitoneum or deep soft tissues of extremities. Synchronous cardiac and abdominal metastases are extremely rare. We describe the case of a 63-year-old man, with a history of a thigh liposarcoma, treated by resection, chemotherapy and postoperative radiotherapy 13 years ago. Patient now presented with an intracardial, a pericardial and an abdominal mass, identified as metastatic myxoid liposarcomas. He eventually underwent successful emergency sternotomy and subsequent laparotomy for tumor resection.
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