Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma presenting as haemoptysis in a 22-year-old patient: an unusual presentation of a rare condition

Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare malignant tumours and among them, leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare. They are especially rare in a young age group. We present a case of a 22-year-old male patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium involving the pulmonary veins who presented with haemopt...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2017-07, Vol.2017, p.bcr-2017-219416
Hauptverfasser: Hassan, Masroor, Khattak, Maria, Abdullah, Hafez Mohammad Ammar, Nasib, Bushra
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Zusammenfassung:Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare malignant tumours and among them, leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare. They are especially rare in a young age group. We present a case of a 22-year-old male patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium involving the pulmonary veins who presented with haemoptysis and shortness of breath. He underwent surgical excision of the tumour along with mitral valve replacement followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. No recurrence was reported on his second 6 monthly follow-ups.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2017-219416