Key result
Surgical resection enables definitive diagnosis and management in rare right atrial leiomyosarcoma.
Why the study?
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart is rare, with few cases diagnosed during life and even fewer treated surgically.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart is extremely rare, and this case report details the surgical resection and pathological confirmation of a right atrial tumor.
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Surgical resection of right atrial leiomyosarcoma is feasible with full pathologic confirmation; extends 15 prior cases but leaves open evidence-based management.
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart is uncommon and we were able to find only 15 cases reported in the literature. Few of these cases were discovered during life and, as a result, even fewer have been treated surgically. We report a case of a right atrial leiomyosarcoma which was proven pathologically (histologically, immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally) after surgical resection. The clinical presentation, morphological, appearances and outcome are compared with those reported in the literature.
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Segesser et al. (1986) conducted a case report in Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Clinical presentation, morphological appearances and outcome. Surgical resection was performed in a rare case of right atrial leiomyosarcoma, with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis.
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