Primary Left Atrial Myxofibrosarcoma: A case report.
- Author:
Yoo Sang YOON
1
;
Cheol Joo LEE
;
Joon Kyu KANG
;
Hyung Tai KIM
;
Ho CHOI
;
Kyi Beom LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea. cjlee@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart neoplasms;
Myxoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Drug Therapy;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Heart Atria;
Heart Neoplasms;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Myxoma;
Pulmonary Veins;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003;36(6):422-426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary cardiac tumor has very low incidence, especially in cases of malignancy. A 29 year old male patient visited our cardiologic clinic for recent aggrevation of dyspnea on exertion and palpitation. Echocardiography showed a large tumor in the left atrium, which suggested the left atrial myxoma. Urgent open heart surgery was taken. The operative finding was fossa ovalis based a large tumor (35 x 90 x 50 mm) that invaded the posterior wall of LA and right superior pulmonary vein directly. The tumor was excised well by simple dissection, and the final pathologic report was malignant myxofibrosarcoma. His postoperative course was smooth and he was discharged in good health. Postoperative radiation and chemotherapy had taken with satisfactory clinical outcome.
