Primary left atrial myxofibrosarcoma: Highly malignant cardiac tumor

Jiun Yi Li; Fang Yue Lin; Chi Long Chen; Shu Hsun Chu; Wen Pin Lien

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Primary left atrial myxofibrosarcoma: Highly malignant cardiac tumor

Jiun Yi Li, Fang Yue Lin, Chi Long Chen, Shu Hsun Chu, Wen Pin Lien

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We report the case of a 41-year-old male presenting with acute heart failure due to myxofibrosarcoma of the left atrium. Total resection was performed, followed by 4 courses of postoperative chemotherapy. Recurrence of the tumor was found 14 months later and resection was repeated with local irradiation and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, this failed to halt the spread of the malignancy and the patient died of brain metastasis. We conclude that cardiac myxofibrosarcoma is rare and highly malignant. Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy seemed in effective in this case.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-114
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/021849239600400215
Publication status	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Primary left atrial myxofibrosarcoma: Highly malignant cardiac tumor

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