Intrapericardial localization of solitary fibrous tumour: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) is a rare fibroblastic tumour, with primary cardiac SFT extremely rare. We report a rare case of a patient presenting with sudden dyspnoea who was diagnosed with a primary cardiac SFT.

Case summary

A 56-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and active smoking presented with sudden dyspnoea. Computed tomography scan revealed a mass adjacent to the left ventricle. In addition to the large pericardial effusion, no signs of cardiac tamponade or valvulopathies were found on echocardiography. The patient underwent open-heart surgery and mass removal, finding a tumour located inside the pericardial sac and attached to the left ventricle's lateral wall; it did not invade other heart structures. Histological and immunohistochemical exami

SUBMITTER: Alanis-Naranjo JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature