Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart subsequent to double carcinomas of the thyroid and lung

A 63-year-old woman underwent surgical operations for left lower lung cancer and for thyroid cancer. Nine months later, a third cancer developed in her heart and this tumor was removed by open heart surgery. A pathologic study revealed that the tumor was primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart and thus...

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Published inHeart and vessels Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 100 - 102
Main Authors Fukuoka, M, Hagiwara, M, Shimoshige, S, Hirata, A, Adachi, T, Komura, H, Shoji, T, Kikuiri, T, Ikeda, K, Kimura, N, Fujisawa, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2000
Subjects
Female
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - surgery
Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:A 63-year-old woman underwent surgical operations for left lower lung cancer and for thyroid cancer. Nine months later, a third cancer developed in her heart and this tumor was removed by open heart surgery. A pathologic study revealed that the tumor was primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart and thus independent from the previous lung and thyroid carcinomas. This case was regarded as a triple carcinoma including a primary leiomyosarcoma arising from the left atrium. Reports in the literature on primary malignant tumors of the heart are reviewed briefly.
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ISSN:0910-8327
1615-2573
DOI:10.1007/PL00007262