Poorly differentiated endocardial sarcoma: a case report 

  • YUAN Yonghua ,
  • ZHU Yimin ,
  • ZHOU Wenwu ,
  • LI Yanchun ,
  • LIU Liping ,
  • ZHU Chenguang ,
  • HE Xuehua ,
  • LIU Zhenyu ,
  • ZHU Qianli
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  • 1. Children's Medical Center, 2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, 3. Department of Pathology, Hunan People's Hospital, Changsha 410005, Hunan, China

Received date: 2017-04-15

  Online published: 2017-04-15

Abstract

 Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of poorly differentiated endocardial sarcoma. Method The clinical data of a child with poorly differentiated endocardial sarcoma was retrospectively analyzed. Results One-year-old girl was admitted for diarrhea, polypnea, cyanosis, and cough. Abnormal heart sound was found by auscultation. Leads Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and aVF of ECG showed high peaked P wave. The diagnosis of poorly differentiated endocardial sarcoma was confirmed by echocardiography and pathology after cardiac operation. Three months after discharge from the hospital, the patient suddenly came into coma and died. Conclusion The diagnosis of poorly differentiated endocardial sarcoma is mainly based on clinical manifestations, echocardiography and pathology. Surgical resection is the first choice and chemotherapy and radiotherapy play a supporting role. However, there is no cure for it currently.

Cite this article

YUAN Yonghua , ZHU Yimin , ZHOU Wenwu , LI Yanchun , LIU Liping , ZHU Chenguang , HE Xuehua , LIU Zhenyu , ZHU Qianli . Poorly differentiated endocardial sarcoma: a case report [J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2017 , 35(4) : 290 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2017.04.012

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