title: Primary synovial sarcoma of the left heart.
abstract: Primary synovial sarcoma of the heart is extremely rare. This report adds another case to the literature and emphasizes that this tumor, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of left atrial tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Casselman
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gillinov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kasirajan
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Ratliff
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery