Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart. A case report and review of the literature

A case report of a 28‐year‐old woman with malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the left atrium is presented, and the six previous reports of this rare cardiac tumor are reviewed. A tendency for malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart to occur in the left atrium of young women is suggested; th...

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Published in:Cancer 1987-03, Vol.59 (5), p.1026-1031
Main Authors: Laya, Mary B., Mailliard, James A., Bewtra, Chhanda, Levin, Hugh S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Female
Heart
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology
Humans
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - pathology
Tumors of the heart
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Summary:A case report of a 28‐year‐old woman with malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the left atrium is presented, and the six previous reports of this rare cardiac tumor are reviewed. A tendency for malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart to occur in the left atrium of young women is suggested; this sarcoma's usual location is in the soft tissue of elderly men. The apparent predilection for the left atrium is unique among cardiac malignancies. Careful pathologic study is necessary to differentiate the uniformly fatal MFH of the heart from the more common benign atrial myxoma. Cancer 59:1026‐1031, 1987.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19870301)59:5<1026::AID-CNCR2820590529>3.0.CO;2-S