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Left atrial primary intimal sarcoma mimicking myxoma: case report
Tomáš Lopuchovský1, Tomáš Toporcer1, Peter Bohuš2
1Department of Heart Surgery, East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Medical Faculty, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice, Ondavská 8, 04001 Košice, Slovakia.
European Heart Journal. Case Reports
|March 20, 2026
Summary
Primary cardiac intimal sarcoma is exceptionally rare. This case report details a 74-year-old woman diagnosed with left atrial intimal sarcoma, highlighting diagnostic and surgical considerations for this rare malignant cardiac tumor.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Pathology
- Oncology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Primary malignant cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare, with incidences between 0.0017% and 0.07%.
- Intimal sarcomas, originating from subendothelial stem cells, predominantly affect large arteries in older individuals.
- Cardiac localization of intimal sarcoma is an extremely rare occurrence.
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