A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma
A 30-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of chest pain. Workup revealed a large cardiac mass causing compression of the cardiac chambers as the cause of his chest discomfort. This mass was subsequently diagnosed as a cardiac synovial sarcoma. Cardiac synovial sarcomas are...
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doaj-b5bb2adc7bc2453f954d07d342c38fe12020-11-25T01:46:40ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2017-12-0148486987110.1016/j.ejrnm.2017.08.008A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcomaHarsh Agrawal0Jessica D. Schaefer1Joseph P. Carrozza2Debabrata Mukherjee3Division of Interventional Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02135, USACollege of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USADivision of Interventional Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02135, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Texas Teach University, Paul L Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX 79905, USAA 30-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of chest pain. Workup revealed a large cardiac mass causing compression of the cardiac chambers as the cause of his chest discomfort. This mass was subsequently diagnosed as a cardiac synovial sarcoma. Cardiac synovial sarcomas are very rare, primary malignant tumors of the heart, accounting for less than one percent of all cardiac tumors (Lv et al.,2010, Talukder et al., 2010). While only a few cases have been documented in the literature, this particular case demonstrates the importance of the continued work up for etiology of chest pain once more common etiologies like coronary heart disease (CHD) have been excluded, independent of patient age or comorbidities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X1730150XMRISynovial sarcomaChest pain |
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Harsh Agrawal Jessica D. Schaefer Joseph P. Carrozza Debabrata Mukherjee A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine MRI Synovial sarcoma Chest pain |
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A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma |
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A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma |
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A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma |
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A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma |
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A rare cause of chest pain: Cardiac synovial sarcoma |
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rare cause of chest pain: cardiac synovial sarcoma |
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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A 30-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of chest pain. Workup revealed a large cardiac mass causing compression of the cardiac chambers as the cause of his chest discomfort. This mass was subsequently diagnosed as a cardiac synovial sarcoma. Cardiac synovial sarcomas are very rare, primary malignant tumors of the heart, accounting for less than one percent of all cardiac tumors (Lv et al.,2010, Talukder et al., 2010). While only a few cases have been documented in the literature, this particular case demonstrates the importance of the continued work up for etiology of chest pain once more common etiologies like coronary heart disease (CHD) have been excluded, independent of patient age or comorbidities. |
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MRI Synovial sarcoma Chest pain |
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