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Low Grade Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Atrium: Promising Survival with Complete Surgical Resection

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Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma has an extremely low incidence with overall median survival of approximately 6 months. Here, We report the case of a 60-year-old man who underwent complete surgical excision… Click to show full abstract

Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma has an extremely low incidence with overall median survival of approximately 6 months. Here, We report the case of a 60-year-old man who underwent complete surgical excision of right atrial mass. Histologic examination revealed leiomyosarcoma. The patient made a full recovery with no evidence of recurrence at 24 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case or primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma in the Middle East.

Keywords: primary leiomyosarcoma; leiomyosarcoma; complete surgical; low grade; grade primary; leiomyosarcoma right

Journal Title: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Year Published: 2020

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