Primary left atrial myxosarcoma

Gary J. Harris; Fermin O. Tio; Frederick L. Grover

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(93)90902-T

Primary left atrial myxosarcoma

Gary J. Harris, Fermin O. Tio, Frederick L. Grover

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Abstract

A patient in whom rapidly progressive congestive heart failure developed due to the presence of a left atrial myxosarcoma is described. The histologic picture is consistent with the hypothesis that cardiac myxoid tumors are neoplasms derived from undifferentiated cells found in the endocardium. Unfortunately, most cardiac malignancies are detected too late for curative resection, and palliation remains the mainstay of therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	564-566
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	56
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(93)90902-T
State	Published - Sep 1993

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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