[Undifferentiated sarcoma: usefulness of multimodality cardiac imaging in characterizing a rare intracardiac mass]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2013 Nov;62(5):347-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2013.08.016. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a man presenting with a Pierre Marie-Bamberger syndrome. This paraneoplastic syndrome revealed an undifferentiated intracardiac sarcoma. This case emphasizes the need for multimodality imaging to characterize intracardiac tumor.

Keywords: Cardiac MRI; Cardiac multislice computed tomography; Cardiac tumor; IRM cardiaque; Imagerie multimodale; Multimodality imaging; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Sarcoma; Sarcome; Scanner cardiaque; Syndrome paranéoplasique; Tumeur cardiaque.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Contrast Media
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / etiology
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Gadolinium DTPA