Rapidly Growing Primary Cardiac Leiomyosarcoma: Report of a Case

The Japanese journal of surgery - Tập 30 - Trang 838-840 - 2000
Yoshinobu Hattori1, Tadashi Iriyama1, Koji Watanabe2, Koji Negi1, Isao Takeda1, Shuichiro Sugimura1
1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Japan
2 Fujita Health University College, 1-98 Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan

Tóm tắt

Primary cardiac leiomyosarcomas are very rare. A 19-year-old man was admitted to a local hospital with dyspnea and hemoptysis. He was later transferred to our hospital because of his worsening dyspnea. An enhanced chest computed tomography scan demonstrated a large mass in the left atrium. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed a large mobile mass in the left atrium. The tumor was totally resected. The pathohistological examination showed leiomyosarcoma. The tumor rapidly recurred, and a second and third operation were performed. After the third operation, the patient was treated with radiotherapy. There was no local recurrence but multiple distant metastases were found 2 months after completion of radiation therapy.