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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1771-1774
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Growth of a Left Atrial Sarcoma Followed by Resection and Autotransplantation

Sherif S. Iskander, MDa, Sherif F. Nagueh, MDa,*, Mary L. Ostrowski, MDb, Michael J. Reardon, MDc

a Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Houston, Texas, USA
b Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
c The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

Accepted for publication November 6, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Nagueh, 6550 Fannin St, SM-1246, Houston, TX, USA 77030-2717
sherifn{at}bcm.tmc.edu

Left atrial sarcomas are among the rarest primary cardiac tumors. This type of tumor has an aggressive behavior and is often resistant to standard approaches to treatment. In this case report we show its rapid growth in vivo and document successful local control with an aggressive surgical approach of ex-vivo resection, reconstruction of the left atrium by a pericardial patch, and subsequent autotransplantation.




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