title: Pulmonary Venous Obstruction From a Large Left Atrial Sarcoma: Resection Combined With Mitral Valve Bypass.
abstract: Cardiac sarcomas represent the majority of primary malignant cardiac tumors. They are usually located in the right atrium and are frequently angiosarcomas. We present a case of primary cardiac sarcoma originating from the left atrium in a 40-year-old woman that was treated with resection combined with mitral valve bypass.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pietras
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Spittell
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Nuttall
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Mackram F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Eleid
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: said.sameh@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Sameh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Said
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome