title: Osteogenic sarcoma of the left atrium.
abstract: A primary cardiac osteogenic sarcoma is described in a patient presenting with a left atrial obstructive lesion. Wide surgical excision was possible with left atrial reconstruction and mitral valve replacement. The patient survived the operation and was symptom free for 1 year, finally dying at 18 months of cerebral metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, The Mount Hospital, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography