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Brain metastasis from malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart: case report
Y Itoyama1, S Nagahiro, H Seto
1Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
Insights
This rare malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart metastasized to the brain. Despite surgical removal of brain tumors, the patient experienced recurrence and succumbed to the disease.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Oncology
Background:
- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a rare tumor.
- Cardiac MFH is exceptionally rare, with limited documented cases.
- Metastasis of cardiac MFH to the brain presents a unique clinical challenge.
Abstract:
This is the second reported case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart that metastasized to the brain. A 33-year-old woman developed headache, nausea, and ataxic gait 9 months after removal of the tumor from the left atrium of the heart. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging scans disclosed multiple metastatic tumors in the brain. Although dramatic improvement in her symptoms and signs followed the removal of the brain tumors, she died of tumor recurrence in the left atrium 3 months after the removal of the metastatic brain tumors.