{"title":"Unveiling the Unknown: A Case Report of Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma in the Heart.","authors":"Dina Fa Alwaheidi, Mohd Lateef Wani, Ashfaq Patel","doi":"10.1177/11795468251408695","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of the heart is an exceedingly rare and highly aggressive tumor. We present the case of a 66-year-old male with a history of stage I prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma who was incidentally found to have a left atrial mass during cancer workup. Multimodal imaging (echocardiography, CMR, PET-CT) initially suggested a benign lesion. The patient underwent surgical excision of the mass, which revealed UPS confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Postoperatively, the patient experienced right-sided heart failure, recurrent skin ulcers requiring grafting, and atrial arrhythmia. Despite complications, he stabilized and started chemotherapy and oncologic follow-up. This case highlights the diagnostic pitfalls of cardiac UPS, the necessity for tissue confirmation, and the role of coordinated multidisciplinary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":10419,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology","volume":"20 ","pages":"11795468251408695"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13554535/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/11795468251408695","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of the heart is an exceedingly rare and highly aggressive tumor. We present the case of a 66-year-old male with a history of stage I prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma who was incidentally found to have a left atrial mass during cancer workup. Multimodal imaging (echocardiography, CMR, PET-CT) initially suggested a benign lesion. The patient underwent surgical excision of the mass, which revealed UPS confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Postoperatively, the patient experienced right-sided heart failure, recurrent skin ulcers requiring grafting, and atrial arrhythmia. Despite complications, he stabilized and started chemotherapy and oncologic follow-up. This case highlights the diagnostic pitfalls of cardiac UPS, the necessity for tissue confirmation, and the role of coordinated multidisciplinary care.
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