Highlights the diagnostic challenges and aggressive nature of primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma presenting with pulmonary metastases.
Rare cardiac leiomyosarcoma may evade standard invasive diagnostics until metastases; leaves open evaluation of advanced imaging for early detection.
A case of primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma is reported. Tumour growth into the right ventricular cavity led to multiple pulmonary metastases with haemorrhage. Failure of diagnostic procedures including cardiac catheterisation, angiography and thoracotomy is noted. The incidence and presentation of primary malignant cardiac tumours is briefly discussed.
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