Zineb Bouchbika
Morocco
Case Report
Cardiac Metastasis of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Hassaniya Zmaimita, Hamza Samlali, Awatif Rachdi, Amina Taleb, Zineb Bouchbika, Nadia Benchekroune, Hassan Jouhadi, NezhaTawfiq, Souha Sahraoui, Abdellatif Benider and Fadoua El MansouriHassaniya Zmaimita, Hamza Samlali, Awatif Rachdi, Amina Taleb, Zineb Bouchbika, Nadia Benchekroune, Hassan Jouhadi, NezhaTawfiq, Souha Sahraoui, Abdellatif Benider and Fadoua El Mansouri
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor. The risk of developing metastasis is high especially for lung. Some localizations are possible but infrequent. The heart is not a body filter and cardiac metastases are exceptional. We are reporting a case of a 57 years old female patient who had cardiac metastasis of an uterine leiomyosarcoma. Postmenopausal bleeding revealed the uterine tumor. The cardiac metastasis was discovered during an echocardiography indicated for pre-chemotherapy cardiac work-up. A magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass connection between the mitral valve and the aortic sigmoid. The patient was placed on chemotherapy. Cardiac metastasis of a uterine leiomyosarcoma are very rare and have been rarely reported in the literature. The presence of cardiac metastasis in a patient need to be discussed inside a multidisciplinary committee before any symptoms.
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