Case Reports in Oncology (Dec 2017)

High-Grade Left Atrial Pleomorphic Sarcoma: Case Report and Review

  • Martin Ignacio Zapata Laguado,
  • Jonathan Orlando Palacios Rojas,
  • Efraín Alonso Gómez Lopez,
  • Martha Lucía Velasco Morales,
  • Carlos Eduardo Orozco de la Hoz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000485561
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. 1138 – 1143

Abstract

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Primary pleomorphic sarcoma of the left atrium is a rare tumor. There is no actual evidence of the management of this pathological entity, so the main treatment is individualized, surgical management being the cornerstone of the treatment. We present a 78-year-old female who had a clinical picture of heart failure, documenting an atrial mass of the left atrium, with high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma revealed in histopathology. The tumor was surgical removed, with no clinical evidence of residual mass. The tumor recurred again within 3 years, to which the patient succumbed.

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