A Rare Case of High-Grade Metastatic Intimal Sarcoma/Cardiac Pleomorphic Sarcoma

Hussein Gaith^1, , Ahmed Subahi¹, Antoine Egbe¹ and Amer Kadri¹

¹Corewell health East , Dearborn, MI, USA

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Hussein Gaith, Ahmed Subahi, Antoine Egbe and Amer Kadri. A Rare Case of High-Grade Metastatic Intimal Sarcoma/Cardiac Pleomorphic Sarcoma. American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research. 2024; 9(2):17-22. doi: 10.12691/ajcdr-9-2-2

Abstract

We present a very rare case of high-grade intimal sarcoma/cardiac pleomorphic sarcoma that was metastatic to the small bowel and presented with small bowel obstruction. Surgical resection was successfully performed of the intussuscepted portion of the small bowel segment followed by resection of the left atrial mass. The patient tolerated the procedure very well and is currently undergoing chemotherapy with doxorubicin/ifosfamide.

Keywords:
sarcoma of heart cardiac sarcoma intimal sarcoma metastatic sarcoma cardiac pleomorphic sarcoma

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