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ArticleInterdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2026

Cryoablation in Redo Surgery for a Recurrent Intimal Sarcoma of the Left Atrium.

Kenta Yasuoka, Kanji Matsuzaki, Akito Imai, Masataka Sato, Yasunori Watanabe

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Kenta YasuokaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kanji MatsuzakiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2456-9889
Akito ImaiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Masataka SatoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Yasunori WatanabeDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.

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Abstract

objectivesWe report a rare case of a 52-year-old woman with a recurrent intimal sarcoma adjacent to the mitral prosthesis in the left atrium. She had previously undergone initial surgery for mitral valve intimal sarcoma at age 48.

methodsAt this presentation, we resected a 25-mm tumour as well as the surrounding lesions. Cryoablation was applied using cryoICE on all resection margins and the posterior mitral annulus.

resultsThe use of a malleable probe facilitated the redo surgery. The patient has remained alive for more than 5 years following the initial operation and for 11 months after the subsequent redo surgery.

conclusionCryoablation may play an important role in improving surgical radicality in cardiac sarcoma.

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CryosurgeryHeart AtriaHeart NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSarcomaTunica IntimaFemaleHumansMiddle AgedReoperationTreatment Outcomecryoablationleft atriumrecurrent intimal sarcomaredo surgery

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PMID41627894
PMCPMC13014350

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