[Giant tumoral lesion in the left atrium: an uncommon case of undifferentiated cardiac sarcoma].

نویسندگان

  • Catarina Ferreira
  • Daniel Martins
  • Rodolfo Pereira
  • Hélder Ribeiro
  • Fátima Neves
  • Pedro Mateus
  • Ilídio Moreira
  • Luís Vouga
چکیده

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence ranging from 0.0001% to 0.030%; 80% are benign, while sarcomas account for 95% of malignant tumors. The authors report the case of a 75-year-old patient with a giant mass in the left atrium. The final diagnosis was of an undifferentiated cardiac sarcoma. This tumor represents a real challenge not only for timely diagnosis, but especially the therapeutic approach to adopt.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology

دوره 32 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013