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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2024

Primary Cardiac Sarcoma, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Resource Limited Setting: Case Report.

Merga Daba Mulisa, Shalom Kassahun Bekele, Sisay Bekele Woldemichael, Sitota Ganjula Gaito, Fadil Nuredin Abrar, Betelhem Gebreamlak Hailu

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Merga Daba MulisaDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0009-0000-2308-1622
Shalom Kassahun BekeleDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0009-0005-9114-5946
Sisay Bekele WoldemichaelCardiothoracic Unit, Cardiac Center of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Sitota Ganjula GaitoCardiology Unit, Cardiac Center of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Fadil Nuredin AbrarDepartment of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Betelhem Gebreamlak HailuDepartment of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0009-0003-9433-7412

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Abstract

Left atrial masses are commonly caused by atrial myxomas and metastatic tumors. Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare. Patients present with symptoms related to the tumor location. There are only a few case reports on this rare disease. We report the case of a 17 years old male patient presented with shortness of breath for 2-month duration. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass that was later surgically excised and histopathology confirmed a primary cardiac sarcoma. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered in the management of this rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in East Africa.

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atrial massatrial myxomaprimary cardiac sarcoma

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