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- Title
Complete resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium invading the mitral anterior leaflet and obstructing the mitral orifice.
- Authors
Türkyilmaz, Erdem; Yilmaz, Fatih; Özkan, Alper; Keleş, Nurşen; Sağlam, Mustafa; Karakaya, Osman; Yakut, Cevat; Kaymaz, Cihangir
- Abstract
Cardiac leiomyosarcomas are rare and highly invasive malignant tumors. We report a 29-year-old female with mitral stenosis symptomatology due to a left atrial leiomyosarcoma invading mitral anterior leaflet.
- Subjects
SARCOMA; MITRAL stenosis; SURGICAL excision; DISEASES in women; HEART tumors; TUMORS
- Publication
European Journal of Echocardiography, 2008, Vol 9, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
1525-2167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.euje.2007.04.004