title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium].
abstract: A 48-year-old man submitted to surgical excision of a left atrium leiomyosarcoma. The patient had a node close to the right suprarenal gland. The tumor was a casual echocardiographic finding as part of the cardiologic investigation, since the patient had shortness breath. Leiomyosarcomas of the heart are uncommon, and often the diagnosis is performed during postmortem examinations. Methods of diagnosis, specially the echocardiogram, were emphasised. Treatment and prognostic aspects on basis in a wide review of the literature were also emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Coração de Ribeirão Preto, Fundação Waldemar B. Pessoa.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Evora
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pansani
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000790:Angiocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary