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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2016; 8(3): 326-329
Published online Mar 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.326
Published online Mar 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.326
Rare case of entero-enteric intussusception caused by small bowel metastasis from a cardiac liposarcoma
Gustavo Gomez, Kofi Clarke, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15229, United States
Mohammad Bilal, Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15229, United States
Paul Klepchick, Department of Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15229, United States
Author contributions: Gomez G and Bilal M were involved in care of patient and performed literature review and wrote majority of the manuscript; Klepchick P provided insight into important radiographic findings; Clarke K was involved in editing the manuscript and provided expert opinion.
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Correspondence to: Mohammad Bilal, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15229, United States. mbilal@wpahs.org
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Received: August 1, 2015
Peer-review started: August 6, 2015
First decision: November 6, 2015
Revised: November 19, 2015
Accepted: December 29, 2015
Article in press: January 4, 2016
Published online: March 15, 2016
Peer-review started: August 6, 2015
First decision: November 6, 2015
Revised: November 19, 2015
Accepted: December 29, 2015
Article in press: January 4, 2016
Published online: March 15, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Primary cardiac liposarcoma is exceedingly rare and its metastatic potential varies based on the actual tumor subclass. Intestinal intussusception is also an uncommon cause of abdominal pain and bowel obstruction in adults and it usually generates at a malignant lead point in this age group. We report a case of a primary cardiac dedifferentiated liposarcoma in a pregnant woman causing small bowel seeding leading to bowel intussusception.