Cardiac solitary fibrous tumor – an extremely rare but potentially fatal diagnosis

Abstract

The background of this review is a description of the case of a 28-year-old man with an extremely rare cardiac solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Although this tumor was removed surgically and in the 6-month follow-up examination no relapse was noted, recurrence was observed and confirmed in the magnetic resonance imaging 4 months later. SFT prevalence, symptoms and signs, treatment options and prognosis are reviewed.

Keywords

• primary cardiac tumors
• solitary fibrous tumor
• surgery
• follow-up
• recurrence