International Medical Case Reports Journal (Jan 2024)
Primary Cardiac Sarcoma, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Resource Limited Setting: Case Report
Abstract
Merga Daba Mulisa,1 Shalom Kassahun Bekele,1 Sisay Bekele Woldemichael,2 Sitota Ganjula Gaito,3 Fadil Nuredin Abrar,4 Betelhem Gebreamlak Hailu4 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Cardiothoracic Unit, Cardiac Center of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Center of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 4Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Merga Daba Mulisa, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel +251912684411, Email [email protected]: Left atrial masses are commonly caused by atrial myxomas and metastatic tumors. Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare. Patients present with symptoms related to the tumor location. There are only a few case reports on this rare disease. We report the case of a 17 years old male patient presented with shortness of breath for 2-month duration. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass that was later surgically excised and histopathology confirmed a primary cardiac sarcoma. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered in the management of this rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in East Africa.Keywords: primary cardiac sarcoma, atrial mass, atrial myxoma
