Extensive surgery for left atrial leiomyosarcoma diagnosed by echocardiography. A case report.
A case of malignant leiomyosarcoma presenting as a left atrial cardiac tumor is described and its echocardiographic features are discussed. Tumor masses invading the atrial walls were extensively resected and the atrial wall was reconstructed with two patches of bovine pericardium.
Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Schmekel
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Landelius
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Aberg
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Enghoff
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*