Langlard J M, Lefévre M, Fiche M, Chevallier J C, Godin O, Bouhour J B
Clinique cardiologique, hôpital G. et R. Laennec, Nantes.
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1992 Sep;85(9):1353-6.
The authors report a case of cardiac metastasis of a myxoid liposarcoma of the thigh in a 54 year old woman. The treatment associated repeated surgical ablation and chemotherapy. The drugs used induced some cardiotoxicity which limited their prescription but nevertheless, the patient survived 5 years. Previous reported cases do not describe survival lasting more than 2 years and associated chemotherapy would therefore seem to be a valuable adjuvant, increasing the life expectancy of such patients.