Left Ventricular Metastasis presenting 15 years after excision of Right Thigh Myxoid Liposarcoma

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IntroductionWhile both primary and secondary cardiac tumors are extremely rare, tumors found in the heart are more likely to be metastatic lesions from other organs.Myxoid liposarcoma is second most common type of liposarcoma in adults, usually presenting in deep tissue of the lower extremities.Myxoid liposarcoma is known to have an unusual tendency for extrapulmonary metastasis.However, the link between myxoid liposarcoma and cardiac metastasis are rare.We report a case of a 49-year-old female with myxoid liposarcoma of the right thigh with metastasis to left ventricle of the heart fifteen years after initial excision.

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