title: Biatrial High-Grade Leiomyosarcoma With Nine-Year Post-Surgical Survival.
abstract: Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor with poor prognosis. We present a 53-year-old female patient with biatrial leiomyosarcoma with inferior vena cava and coronary sinus involvement who underwent aggressive surgical resection with reconstruction of her left and right atrium and coronary sinus with bovine pericardium followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. She is living well with no recurrence 9 years after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
authors.affiliation: Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: M Fuad
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.affiliation: Aurora Cancer Care, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neitzel
authors.affiliation: Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: publishing14@aurora.org.
authors.forename: A Jamil
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tajik
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed