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

Autor: Marco Chiarelli, Mauro Zago, Fulvio Tagliabue, Morena Burati, Cristina Riva, Alice Vanzati, Emanuele Dainese, Francesco Gabrielli, Angelo Guttadauro, Matilde De Simone, Ugo Cioffi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Surgery, Vol 8 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-875X
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.743858
Popis: 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
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