Abstract

VALDES MARTIN, Alexander. Left atrial leiomyosarcoma as cause of heart failure. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.1, pp. 115-120. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case of a 26 year-old patient with diagnosis of heart failure and presence of a mobile echogenic mass without calcification attached to the posterolateral area of the left atrium was reported. She underwent surgery and tissue examination evidenced a high-grade heart leiomyosarcoma. Postoperative course was satisfactory and her clinical state was rigorously monitored by oncology and heart specialists in the institution.

Keywords : aurícula izquierda; malignant heart tumor; heart leiomyosarcoma; heart failure; left atrium; surgery.

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