A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Case Report. Population: Primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium (n=1). Intervention: Surgical resection. Primary outcome: Survival.

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Primary pleomorphic liposarcoma can present as a massive left atrial mass requiring emergency resection, carrying a poor prognosis in the absence of adjuvant chemotherapy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Dariusz Plicner; Jarosław Stoliński; Hubert Hymczak; Bogusław Kapelak; Roman Pfitzner

doi:10.5114/kitp.2017.68748

January 1, 2017Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium

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Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Multicenter

No

PICO

P

Population

A 21-year-old woman presenting with a huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium who underwent emergency surgical resection and died 8 months post-discharge.

I

Intervention / Comparator

Surgical resection

O

Primary Outcome

Survival

Limitations

Single case report
No autopsy performed
Patient did not continue recommended adjuvant chemotherapy

Implication

May prompt inclusion of liposarcoma in left atrial mass differentials; leaves open optimal management strategies.

Abstract

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Plicner D, Stoliński J, Hymczak H, Kapelak B, Pfitzner R. A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017;14(2):139-140. doi:10.5114/kitp.2017.68748. APA Plicner, D., Stoliński, J., Hymczak, H., Kapelak, B., & Pfitzner, R. (2017). A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 14(2), 139-140. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2017.68748 Chicago Plicner, Dariusz, Jarosław Stoliński, Hubert Hymczak, Bogusław Kapelak, and Roman Pfitzner. 2017. "A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 14 (2): 139-140. doi:10.5114/kitp.2017.68748. Harvard Plicner, D., Stoliński, J., Hymczak, H., Kapelak, B., and Pfitzner, R. (2017). A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 14(2), pp.139-140. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2017.68748 MLA Plicner, Dariusz et al. "A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 14, no. 2, 2017, pp. 139-140. doi:10.5114/kitp.2017.68748. Vancouver Plicner D, Stoliński J, Hymczak H, Kapelak B, Pfitzner R. A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017;14(2):139-140. doi:10.5114/kitp.2017.68748.

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Plicner et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Survival.

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