Left atrial leiomyosarcoma can be diagnosed by echocardiography and treated with extensive surgical resection and reconstruction.
Supports surgical feasibility for invasive left atrial leiomyosarcoma; leaves open generalizability and long-term outcomes.
A case of malignant leiomyosarcoma presenting as a left atrial cardiac tumor is described and its echocardiographic features are discussed. Tumor masses invading the atrial walls were extensively resected and the atrial wall was reconstructed with two patches of bovine pericardium.
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