Low Grade Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Atrium: Promising Survival with Complete Surgical Resection

Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma has an extremely low incidence with overall median survival of approximately 6 months. Here, We report the case of a 60-year-old man who underwent complete surgical excision of right atrial mass. Histologic examination revealed leiomyosarcoma. The patient made a full r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alotaibi, Meshaal Saud, Shah, Shabir Hussain, Khan, Mohammad Shahbaaz, Almalki, Salman Turbush, Alfaifi, Salman Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Heart Association 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7849844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33537195
http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1149
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Sumario:Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma has an extremely low incidence with overall median survival of approximately 6 months. Here, We report the case of a 60-year-old man who underwent complete surgical excision of right atrial mass. Histologic examination revealed leiomyosarcoma. The patient made a full recovery with no evidence of recurrence at 24 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case or primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma in the Middle East.

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