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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Rare Case Report: Left Atrial Sarcoma Obstructing the Left Ventricular Inflow.

Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer, Mathieu N Suleiman, Abbas Agaimy, Frank Harig, Michael Weyand, René Tandler

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary Cardiac Myxosarcoma Invading the Mitral Valve.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ann-Sophie KaemmererDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6385-7632
Mathieu N SuleimanDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9541-9888
Abbas AgaimyInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0445-8161
Frank HarigDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1817-4207
Michael WeyandDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
René TandlerDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DE

Funding

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg DE 132507686
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant cardiac tumors of the heart are extremely rare and may present tremendous diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. These tumors are able to infiltrate the heart and metastasize systemically. Early detection is often elusive as the clinical presentation is highly variable, posing significant diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Despite a multidisciplinary approach, the prognosis for patients with malignant cardiac tumors remains guarded. Early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach involving cardiac surgeons, oncologists and critical care specialists are crucial in the management of this disease. Further research is needed to better understand the pathomechanisms of tumor-related complications and to develop effective treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes. The rare case of a 78-year-old woman with left atrial tumor requiring emergency surgery for acutely developing mitral valve obstruction is presented. Pathology confirmed an undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. This patient tragically did not survive, highlighting the difficulties of managing such a rare and deceptive heart disease.

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cardiac sarcomacardiac surgeryleft atrial tumormalignant cardiac tumorundifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma

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PMID37892598
PMCPMC10607719
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