title: Left atrium myxosarcoma: an exceptional cardiac malignant primary tumor.
abstract: We report the case of a 32-year-old patient with a left atrium myxosarcoma, presenting with congestive heart failure. It is a rare cardiac malignant primary tumor that seems to derive from the same cellular line as myxomas, but the prognosis is very different. These tumors present local recidives and distance metastasis, so the mean survival is about 1 year, independent of any therapeutical option.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain. paulaawamleh@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Awamleh
authors.forename: M Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Alberca
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gamallo
authors.forename: Santos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enrech
authors.forename: Anas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarraj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009236:Myxosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis