Myeloid sarcoma of the heart—A clinicopathological correlation

Kristijan Skok, Martin Zacharias, Nicolas Verheyen, Stefan Hatzl, Laura Scholz, Cord Langner, Gerald Hoefler, Fotini Rosi Vagena

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Abstract

A 63-year-old woman with a history of acute myeloid leukemia followed by stem cell transplantation presented with acute heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction with severe ventricular hypertrophy and signs of elevated filling pressures indicating infiltrative cardiomyopathy. She died from cardiac arrest due to cardiogenic shock. The autopsy revealed an enlarged heart with a fish-flesh appearance. Here, we describe a rare case of a myeloid sarcoma of the heart.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-254
Number of pages4
JournalWiener Klinische Wochenschrift
Volume137
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2025
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute myeloid leukemia
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Clinical pathology conference
  • Rare diseases
  • TP53

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