Key result
Surgical excision of a left atrial mass in a 17-year-old male confirmed the diagnosis of a rare primary cardiac sarcoma.
Why the study?
Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare left atrial masses with only a few existing case reports, presenting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in resource-limited settings.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of managing rare primary cardiac sarcomas in resource-limited settings.
Alerts clinicians to sarcoma in left atrial mass differentials; leaves open optimal management in resource-limited settings.
Left atrial masses are commonly caused by atrial myxomas and metastatic tumors. Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare. Patients present with symptoms related to the tumor location. There are only a few case reports on this rare disease. We report the case of a 17 years old male patient presented with shortness of breath for 2-month duration. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass that was later surgically excised and histopathology confirmed a primary cardiac sarcoma. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered in the management of this rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in East Africa.
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Bekele et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac sarcoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated. Surgical excision of a left atrial mass in a 17-year-old male confirmed the diagnosis of a rare primary cardiac sarcoma.
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