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Leiomyosarcomas are extremely rare primary cardiac tumors with limited data on rapid growth and clinical management.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma is a rare, rapidly growing tumor with a poor prognosis despite emergency surgical resection.
Leiomyosarcomas are extremely rare primary cardiac tumors. We report a rapidly growing primary leiomyosarcoma of the right ventricle, which obstructed the right ventricular outflow tract within one month after symptom onset in a 68-year-old man. Two-dimensional echocardiography was useful in diagnosing the extent and progression of the tumor. The tumor was surgically resected on an emergency basis, and the right ventricle and pulmonary artery were successfully reconstructed. Recurrence of the tumor on the right ventricle was observed, and the patient was overcome by sudden dyspnea and died three months after surgery.
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Esaki et al. (1998) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma (n=1). Surgical resection and reconstruction was evaluated on Survival and tumor recurrence.
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