Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Left Atrium

Kenji Minakata; Yutaka Konishi; Masahiko Matsumoto; Michihito Nonaka; Narihisa Yamada

doi:10.1253/jcj.63.414

Case Report

Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Left Atrium

Kenji Minakata, Yutaka Konishi, Masahiko Matsumoto, Michihito Nonaka, Narihisa Yamada

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Keywords: Cardiac tumor, Left atrium, Leiomyosarcoma, Obstruction of pulmonary veins

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1999 Volume 63 Issue 5 Pages 414-415

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.63.414

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Abstract

A 69-year-old woman with symptoms of congestive heart failure had a left atrial leiomyosarcoma, an extremely rare cardiac tumor, which obstructed the mitral valve and pulmonary veins. Surgical resection was performed, but no other adjuvant therapy was administered because the patient refused it. Recurrence of the tumor occurred soon after surgery and the patient died 81 days postoperatively. (Jpn Circ J 1999; 63: 414 - 415)

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