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A rare case of Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor metastasizing to left atrium through left inferior
Suraj K Kulkarni1, Nagaraj Moorthy1, Shankar Somanna1
1Sri Jaydeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India.
Abstract:
Cardiac metastasis of Ewing's sarcoma is exceedingly rare. A 40-year-old male was admitted with complaints of nonproductive cough, exertional dyspnea, and fatigue since 4 months with a history of abdominal wall swelling which was excised and proven to be Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). A transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated inhomogeneous mass located posterior to the left ventricle and a solitary mass protruding into the left atrium through the left inferior pulmonary vein. Due to accompanying pulmonary metastasis and possible poor outcome of the surgery, surgical resection was not considered.
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