Very Rare Case of Large Obstructive Myxofibrosarcoma of the Right Ventricle Assessed with Multi-diagnostic Imaging Techniques

Yuhei Shiga; Shin-ichiro Miura; Hiroaki Nishikawa; Hidekazu Sugihara; Yuta Nakashima; Yasushi Takamatsu; Kiyokazu Koga; Shugo Koga; Yuji Katayama; Takahisa Yoshida; Hiroshi Iwasaki; Keijiro Saku

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1490

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Very Rare Case of Large Obstructive Myxofibrosarcoma of the Right Ventricle Assessed with Multi-diagnostic Imaging Techniques

Yuhei Shiga, Shin-ichiro Miura, Hiroaki Nishikawa, Hidekazu Sugihara, Yuta Nakashima, Yasushi Takamatsu, Kiyokazu Koga, Shugo Koga, Yuji Katayama, Takahisa Yoshida, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Keijiro Saku

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Yuhei Shiga
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Shin-ichiro Miura
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Hiroaki Nishikawa
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Hidekazu Sugihara
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Yuta Nakashima
Division of Medical Oncology, Hematology and Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Yasushi Takamatsu
Division of Medical Oncology, Hematology and Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Kiyokazu Koga
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Japan
Shugo Koga
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Japan
Yuji Katayama
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Japan
Takahisa Yoshida
Department of Pathology, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Japan
Hiroshi Iwasaki
Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan
Keijiro Saku
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan

Keywords: myxofibrosarcoma, right ventricle, echocardiogram, multidetector row computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2014 Volume 53 Issue 7 Pages 739-742

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1490

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Abstract

Primary myxofibrosarcoma of the heart is quite rare. We herein present the case of a 56-year-old man who presented with large obstructive myxofibrosarcoma of the right ventricle (RV), as assessed on multi-diagnostic imaging techniques (multidetector row computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography). Most previous cases of cardiac myxofibrosarcoma have been reported in the left atrium and ventricle. In this report, we describe a very rare case of large obstructive myxofibrosarcoma of the RV.

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