High-Grade Left Atrial Pleomorphic Sarcoma: Case Report and Review

• Main Authors: Martin Ignacio Zapata Laguado, Jonathan Orlando Palacios Rojas, Efraín Alonso Gómez Lopez, Martha Lucía Velasco Morales, Carlos Eduardo Orozco de la Hoz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2017-12-01
• Series: Case Reports in Oncology
• Subjects: Heart failure; Heart atria; Sarcoma; Neoplasms
• Online Access: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/485561

Primary pleomorphic sarcoma of the left atrium is a rare tumor. There is no actual evidence of the management of this pathological entity, so the main treatment is individualized, surgical management being the cornerstone of the treatment. We present a 78-year-old female who had a clinical picture of heart failure, documenting an atrial mass of the left atrium, with high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma revealed in histopathology. The tumor was surgical removed, with no clinical evidence of residual mass. The tumor recurred again within 3 years, to which the patient succumbed.