Case Report

Cardiac Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Requiring a Mitral Valve Replacement Complicated by Severe Paravalvular Leak: A Rare Case Report with Literature Review

Table 1

Case reports of cardiac dedifferentiated liposarcoma indexed in PubMed and Embase.

NumberPublicationYearPrimary/MetastaticLocation of tumorPresentation

1Seaweed floating in the pericardium: a rare case of primary dedifferentiated liposarcoma [14]2016PrimaryPericardiumDyspnea
2Primary cardiac dedifferentiated liposarcoma with homologous and heterologous differentiation: a case report [15]2015PrimaryLeft atriumDyspnea on exertion, fatigue, palpitation
3Large left ventricular metastasis in patient with liposarcoma [16]2016Metastasis from pleuraLeft ventricleNot mentioned
4Synchronous primary heart liposarcoma and papillary renal carcinoma--a case report (abstract only) [17]2003Not availableNot availableNot available
5Metastatic cardiac liposarcoma of the small intestine causing enteroenteric intussusception: a case report and a review of the literature [18]2015Primary with metastasis to the small intestineLeft atriumDyspnea on exertion
6A case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the heart and stomach [19]2017UnknownLeft atriumAnorexia and weight loss
7Mitral stenosis secondary to high-grade liposarcoma in a young pregnant [20]2015PrimaryLeft atrium and right pulmonary veinAcute dyspnea
8Multiple skeletal muscle metastases revealing a cardiac intimal sarcoma [21]2018Primary cardiac with skeletal muscle metastasisLeft atriumThigh swelling