Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia Prior to an Overt Cardiac Tumor Mass of Metastatic Cardiac Rhabdomyosarcoma (Spindle-cell Type)

Intern Med. 2023 Nov 6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2568-23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe herein report a 37-year-old man who experienced recurrence of metastatic cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma along with intractable ventricular tachycardia (VT) 7 years after resection of rhabdomyosarcoma in his right elbow. At 36 years old, he developed VT unresponsive to radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA). Initially, the cardiac tumor was not detected, but it gradually grew in size at the RFCA site. A surgical biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. Despite radiation therapy, cardiac tumor progression and VT instability could not be prevented. Ultimately, the patient died 27 months after the initial documentation of VT.PMID:37926544 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.2568-23

Source: Internal Medicine - November 5, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yosuke Terui Hideaki Suzuki Akio Chikata Yuichi Hanaki Yuki Komatsu Hideki Ota Fumiyoshi Fujishima Rei Umezawa Kota Ouchi Haruka Sato Taijyu Satoh Saori Miyamichi-Yamamoto Nobuhiro Yaoita Hideka Hayashi Kotaro Nochioka Hiroyuki Takahama Akihiko Nogami Yos Source Type: research