Cordioli E, Pizzi C, Bugiardini R
Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Cardioangiologia, Epatologia, Università degli Studi, Bologna.
Cardiologia. 1999 Nov;44(11):1001-3.
Cardiac metastases are uncommon but seem to be increasing in incidence, possibly in relation to prolonged survival of cancer patients. Leiomyosarcoma metastatic to the heart is extremely rare. We report the case of a 57-year-old woman previously treated for uterine leiomyosarcoma who presented with dyspnea, electrocardiographic changes mimicking myocardial infarction, and normal enzymes. A left intraventricular mass, suspected as cardiac metastasis, was revealed by echocardiography. The patient died 1 week later. At autopsy the mass proved to be histologically a metastasis of the uterine tumor.
心脏转移瘤并不常见,但发病率似乎在上升,这可能与癌症患者生存期延长有关。平滑肌肉瘤转移至心脏极为罕见。我们报告一例57岁女性,既往曾接受子宫平滑肌肉瘤治疗,现出现呼吸困难、类似心肌梗死的心电图改变且酶水平正常。超声心动图显示左心室内有一肿块,怀疑为心脏转移瘤。患者于1周后死亡。尸检发现该肿块在组织学上为子宫肿瘤的转移灶。