Complete resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium invading the mitral anterior leaflet and obstructing the mitral orifice

Erdem Türkyilmaz; Fatih Yilmaz; Alper Ozkan; Nursen Keles; Mustafa Saglam; Osman Karakaya; Cevat Yakut; Cihangir Kaymaz

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2007.04.004

Complete resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium invading the mitral anterior leaflet and obstructing the mitral orifice

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Jan;9(1):123-5. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2007.04.004.

Authors

Erdem Türkyilmaz¹, Fatih Yilmaz, Alper Ozkan, Nursen Keles, Mustafa Saglam, Osman Karakaya, Cevat Yakut, Cihangir Kaymaz

Affiliation

¹ Koşuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, 34846 Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 17602879
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2007.04.004

Abstract

Cardiac leiomyosarcomas are rare and highly invasive malignant tumors. We report a 29-year-old female with mitral stenosis symptomatology due to a left atrial leiomyosarcoma invading mitral anterior leaflet.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma / complications
Leiomyosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
Leiomyosarcoma / surgery*
Mitral Valve / pathology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / etiology*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / pathology
Ultrasonography