Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma with focal myogenic differentiation mimicking left atrial myxoma

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Primary cardiac tumors are very rare. Cardiac sarcomas can be detected at any age, regardless of gender. At diagnosis, these mostly symptomatic and one-third metastatic. Undifferentiated pleomorphic account for 1.7% all tumors, typically localized in the left atrium, involve mitral valve. Here we present a case atrial undifferentiated sarcoma with myogenic differentiation that clinically radiologically mimicked myxoma.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of surgery and medicine

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2602-2079']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.992197