title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart: a rare cause of obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumours are rare and frequently only diagnosed post-mortem. Recent improvements in non-invasive imaging techniques have led to an increasing number being diagnosed in life, allowing surgical resection. We report a primary leiomyosarcoma presenting with obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McGiffin
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Firouz-Abadi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*