Bone metastases from primary cardiac sarcoma: case report

Carla Strina; Marina Zannoni; Veronica Parolin; Gian Luigi Cetto; Serena Zuliani

doi:10.1177/030089160909500221

Bone metastases from primary cardiac sarcoma: case report

Tumori. 2009 Mar-Apr;95(2):251-3. doi: 10.1177/030089160909500221.

Authors

Carla Strina¹, Marina Zannoni, Veronica Parolin, Gian Luigi Cetto, Serena Zuliani

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. carlastrina@libero.it

PMID: 19579876
DOI: 10.1177/030089160909500221

Abstract

Tumor spread from primary cardiac sarcoma to the bone is very rare and has a poor prognosis. Only six cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 32-year-old female patient with bone metastases from primary cardiac sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
Female
Femur / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
Heart Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Heart Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis
Leiomyosarcoma / radiotherapy
Leiomyosarcoma / secondary*
Leiomyosarcoma / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging