Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart: a rare cause of obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract.
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.
Fox
J P
JP
Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Freitas
E
E
McGiffin
D C
DC
Firouz-Abadi
A A
AA
West
M J
MJ
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*