| Autor: |
Suri, Rajendar Krishan, Manjari, Ratna S, Jha, Neerod Kumar, Kim, Vaiphei, Juneja, Rajnish, Singh, Mandeep |
| Zdroj: |
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals; 1996, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p230-232, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
A 25-year-old female presented with symptoms resembling those of critical mitral stenosis. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass without a stalk, which was suspected to be a left atrial myxoma. An irregular soft friable mass was found at surgery. It measured 10 times 8 cm, with finger-like extensions and occupied almost the entire left atrial cavity, extending into the three tributaries of the right pulmonary vein. Histopathology of the excised tumor including electron microscopy showed a pleomorphic cytology interlaced with bundles, areas of necrosis, and occasional bizarre tumor giant cells. Characteristic histiocytes containing lysosomes identified the tumor as malignant fibrous histiocytoma. A postoperative course of radiotherapy with a dose of 4,000 cGy/20 fractions was applied to the mediastinum. At follow-up 4 months later the patient was asymptomatic. This case is reported because of the extreme rarity of left atrial malignant fibrous histiocytoma. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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Complementary Index |
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