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A case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma presenting in a patient with known mitral stenosis is described. Computed tomography of the left atrium, gated to the electrocardiogram cycle, was used to visualise the site and extension of the tumour.
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PMID:Left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma and the use of digital gated computed tomography in its diagnosis. 395 14

Rhabdomyosarcoma accounts for almost 20% of all primary malignant neoplasms of the heart. These tumors usually arise from the ventricular walls. In adult patients, they sometimes arise from the atrial walls and mimic atrioventricular valve stenosis. We describe a case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma that presented as severe mitral stenosis and required emergency surgery. The atrial mass was detected by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, but only histopathology confirmed the nature of the lesion. Although rhabdomyosarcomas of the heart are highly lethal, operation is indicated for emergency cases, in order to clarify the diagnosis, relieve symptoms, and improve short-term survival.
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PMID:Primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma of the left atrium: an unusual presentation. 1092 10

A rare case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma is presented in a patient with symptoms of congestive heart failure mimicking a hemodynamically obstructive mitral stenosis and secondary pulmonary hypertension. Although the diagnosis of a cardiac neoplasm is often difficult, it should be suspected in any patient with idiopathic heart failure refractory to conventional therapy, or with systemic or pulmonary emboli without an obvious source. The possibility of a "tumor plop" should always be considered during auscultation of a diastolic click. If clinically suspected, echocardiography will usually establish the diagnosis and allow follow-up for recurrences. If the tumor is benign, cardiac surgery will be curative and, if malignant, chemotherapy or radiotherapy should be considered.
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PMID:Left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma mimicking mitral valve stenosis. 1522 49

We present a case report of a 48-year-old man with a huge left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma who presented as severe mitral stenosis and accepted emergency surgery. Two years later, a pathologic fracture revealed osseous metastasis, and intracardiac recurrence was detected by echocardiography. The patient died of multiple organ failure in the end. This case is an unusual presentation of complete course of cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma (CR) from diagnosis, operation, recurrence, and metastasis to death. Although primary CR is highly lethal, operation should be indicated to clarify the diagnosis, relieve symptoms, and improve short-term survival.
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PMID:Diagnosis, operation, recurrence, metastasis, and death: a case of primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. 1958 27