Official journal of the Slovak Society of Cardiology,
Slovak Society of Hypertension and Slovak Association for Cardiac Arrhythmias

Cardiology Letters 2018, 27(5):249-251

Primary mediastinal liposarcoma and perioperative incidentalome

Bezak B, Artemiou P, Hulman M
Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Primary mediastinal liposarcomas, especially in the anterior mediastinum, are extremely rare. Patients usually present with dyspnea or tachypnea and chest pain. These symptoms can imitate ischemic heart disease. We present a case of an 81-year-old male with perioperative incidental finding of this tumor.

Keywords: primary mediastinal liposarcoma; anterior mediastinum; incidentalome; coronary artery bypass grafting; surgical resection

Published: May 1, 2018  Show citation

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Bezak B, Artemiou P, Hulman M. Primary mediastinal liposarcoma and perioperative incidentalome. Cardiology Letters. 2018;27(5):249-251.
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