Primary Cardiac Liposarcoma Simulating a Left Atrial Myxoma

K. Nzayinambaho; H. Noel; C. Brohet; J. Cosyns; R. Reding; J. Sonnet; C. Chalant

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1014116

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(3): 193-195
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014116

Case Report

Primary Cardiac Liposarcoma Simulating a Left Atrial Myxoma

K. Nzayinambaho¹ , H. Noel² , C. Brohet¹ , J. Cosyns¹ , R. Reding⁴ , J. Sonnet³ , C. Chalant⁴

¹Division of Cardiology,
²Department of Pathology,
³Department of Internal Medicine,
⁴Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cliniques St. Luc, Brüssels, Belgium

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1985

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08 May 2008 (online)

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Summary

This paper reports the case of a cardiac tumor which had been diagnosed as a left atrial myxoma but which later on was identified as being a primary cardiac liposarcoma. The clinical characteristics of cardiac liposarcomas, the problems of differential diagnosis, the prognosis and therapy are reviewed.

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Cardiac tumor - Cardiac liposarcoma - Atrial myxoma

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