High-Grade Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Left Atrium after Incomplete Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy
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Introduction Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare, found in only 0.02% of all autopsies. These malignant 25% the cases, 75% which sarcomas, frequently affecting young people with no risk factors.² The median overall survival is less than 1 year,³ ranging from 9 to 16 months,, rapid proliferation and deaths caused by arrhythmias, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and, most importantly, heart failure. Due its rarity, reports literature about best treatment [...]
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2359-4802', '2359-5647']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36660/ijcs.20200140