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Case Reports
. 2007 Jun;30(6):306-8.
doi: 10.1002/clc.20045.

Left atrium myxosarcoma: an exceptional cardiac malignant primary tumor

Paula Awamleh  1 , M Teresa Alberca, Carlos Gamallo, Santos Enrech, Anas Sarraj
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Case Reports

Left atrium myxosarcoma: an exceptional cardiac malignant primary tumor

Paula Awamleh et al. Clin Cardiol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

We report the case of a 32-year-old patient with a left atrium myxosarcoma, presenting with congestive heart failure. It is a rare cardiac malignant primary tumor that seems to derive from the same cellular line as myxomas, but the prognosis is very different. These tumors present local recidives and distance metastasis, so the mean survival is about 1 year, independent of any therapeutical option.

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