An Intimal Cardiac Sarcoma: First Presented as Intestinal Obstruction

Abstract

Intimal sarcomas are rare high-grade tumors arising from the tunica intima of large vessels predominantly involving aorta and pulmonary arteries with frequent extravascular metastasis. To our knowledge they show poor prognosis without early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Primary cardiac intimal sarcoma is exceptionally rare and there are fewer than five case reports in the literature. We report a …