Abstract

PEREZ DOMINGUEZ, Julio A. et al. Pulmonary embolism as a presentation form of cardiac neurofibrosarcoma. CorSalud [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.3, pp. 376-380.  Epub Sep 01, 2021. ISSN 2078-7170.

Cardiac tumors can cause syncope, heart failure, embolic events, and death. A high index of suspicion is required due to the clinical similarity with other systemic diseases. Here is described the case of a 26-year-old woman who began with respiratory distress, cough, hemoptoic expectoration, low blood pressure and manifestations of heart failure predominantly on the right. The echocardiography showed a tumor mass in the right atrium and multiple images of thrombi at the level of the pulmonary artery trunk, with signs of right ventricular dysfunction and severe pulmonary hypertension. She underwent surgery, but the tumor was unresectable, as it infiltrated the pericardium and the inferior vena cava. The patient died one day after surgery. The histological study confirmed that the tumor was a neurofibrosarcoma.

Keywords : Cardiac tumors; Neurofibrosarcoma; Schwannoma; Sarcomas.

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