Small Bowel Intussusception Due to Rare Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma Metastasis: A Case Report

Small Bowel Intussusception Due to Rare Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma Metastasis: A Case Report

Background: Intimal sarcomas are rare malignant mesenchymal tumors arising from the heart and large blood vessels. Their intraluminal growth leads to vascular obstructive symptoms and peripheral neoplastic embolization. Direct infiltration of the lungs or metastases to the pulmonary system, occur in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in surgery 2021-10, Vol.8
Hauptverfasser: Chiarelli, Marco, Zago, Mauro, Tagliabue, Fulvio, Burati, Morena, Riva, Cristina, Vanzati, Alice, Dainese, Emanuele, Gabrielli, Francesco, Guttadauro, Angelo, De Simone, Matilde, Cioffi, Ugo
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Sprache:eng
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bowel obstruction
cardiac tumor
intimal sarcoma
intussusception
metastasis
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Intimal sarcomas are rare malignant mesenchymal tumors arising from the heart and large blood vessels. Their intraluminal growth leads to vascular obstructive symptoms and peripheral neoplastic embolization. Direct infiltration of the lungs or metastases to the pulmonary system, occur in 40% of cases and extrathoracic spread is frequent, also in presentation. Intussusception is an unusual event in adults, accounting for
ISSN:2296-875X
2296-875X
DOI:10.3389/fsurg.2021.743858