Abstract
We describe the case of a patient with myxosarcoma of the left ventricle, a very rare type of primary cardiac sarcoma, who presented with features of acute pericarditis and discuss the management of this condition.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Autopsy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography
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Electrocardiography
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Female
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Heart Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Heart Ventricles / pathology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Myocardium / pathology
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Myxosarcoma / diagnosis*
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Myxosarcoma / epidemiology
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Pregnancy