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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2014; 04(04): 102-104
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.140661
CASE REPORT

Unique mitral valve mass: Think beyond vegetation

Mahmoud Farhoud
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas, United States
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Husam Bakdash
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas, United States
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Abstract

Osteosarcoma is a rare cardiac malignant tumor. This case of cardiac osteosarcoma presented with atrial fibrillation. Initial echocardiogram demonstrated mitral valve echodensity and mitral valve regurgitation. Surgery and histopathological examination identified the tumor as an osteosarcoma. Tumor grade appeared to be prognostically important in cardiac sarcoma, with poor prognosis in high-grade tumors.

Keywords

Atrial fibrillation - cardiac osteosarcoma - mitral valve - vegetation


Publication History

Article published online:
09 August 2021

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