A 68-year-old woman with a 2-year history of dyspnea and fatigue was admitted to our hospital with a massive pericardial effusion. Computed tomography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging revealed a huge (17 cm maximum diameter) intrapericardial mass. After successful tumor resection, a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the epicardium was diagnosed by histology. Histologic features of malignancy were absent, and the patient is alive and well 1 year after the operation, undergoing close follow-up at regular intervals. Recurrences have been exceptionally reported in benign solitary fibrous tumors, and experience with this exceptionally rare and enigmatic cardiac tumor is lacking.
Bianchi, G., Ferrarini, M., Matteucci, M., Monteleone, A., Aquaro, G.d., Passino, C., et al. (2013). Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Epicardium causing Reversible Heart Failure. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(2), 49-51 [10.1016/j.athoracsurg.2013.02.053].
Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Epicardium causing Reversible Heart Failure
Bianchi G
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2013-01-01
Abstract
A 68-year-old woman with a 2-year history of dyspnea and fatigue was admitted to our hospital with a massive pericardial effusion. Computed tomography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging revealed a huge (17 cm maximum diameter) intrapericardial mass. After successful tumor resection, a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the epicardium was diagnosed by histology. Histologic features of malignancy were absent, and the patient is alive and well 1 year after the operation, undergoing close follow-up at regular intervals. Recurrences have been exceptionally reported in benign solitary fibrous tumors, and experience with this exceptionally rare and enigmatic cardiac tumor is lacking.
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