Intimal Sarcoma: An Extremely Rare Case of a Left Atrial Tumor with Partial Obstruction of the Mitral Orifice

[Display omitted] •Primary malignant cardiac tumors are very rare.•This is the first case report of intimal sarcoma of left atrial origin.•Echocardiographic diagnosis of malignant cardiac tumor is critical but challenging.•The authors outline the differentiation of primary malignant cardiac tumors....

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Published in:CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2021-04, Vol.5 (2), p.93-96
Main Authors: Nakagawa-Kamiya, Tamami, Mori, Mika, Ohira, Miho, Iino, Kenji, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Takemura, Hirofumi, Takamura, Masayuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Echocardiography
Intimal sarcoma
Mimicking Mitral Stenosis Physiology
Pathology
Primary malignant cardiac tumor
Surgery
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Primary malignant cardiac tumors are very rare.•This is the first case report of intimal sarcoma of left atrial origin.•Echocardiographic diagnosis of malignant cardiac tumor is critical but challenging.•The authors outline the differentiation of primary malignant cardiac tumors.
ISSN:2468-6441
2468-6441
DOI:10.1016/j.case.2020.12.009