Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature

Primary sarcomas of the heart are exceptionally rare and are aggressive tumours. We report a 38 year old Chinese lady who had an intermediate grade sarcoma with myofibroblastic differentiation. The tumour was found in the right atrium. Literature reviews of rare intracardiac sarcomas are discussed.

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Main Authors: Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Mohd Dusa, Noraini, Sakr, Ahmad, Mohd Sidik, Shiran, Mohd Ali, Razana
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Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
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spelling my.upm.eprints.77292015-10-07T08:54:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/ Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Mohd Dusa, Noraini Sakr, Ahmad Mohd Sidik, Shiran Mohd Ali, Razana Primary sarcomas of the heart are exceptionally rare and are aggressive tumours. We report a 38 year old Chinese lady who had an intermediate grade sarcoma with myofibroblastic differentiation. The tumour was found in the right atrium. Literature reviews of rare intracardiac sarcomas are discussed. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/1/Sarcoma%20of%20the%20heart.pdf Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah and Mohd Dusa, Noraini and Sakr, Ahmad and Mohd Sidik, Shiran and Mohd Ali, Razana (2009) Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 5 (2). pp. 57-62. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2009V05N2_CS01.pdf
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description Primary sarcomas of the heart are exceptionally rare and are aggressive tumours. We report a 38 year old Chinese lady who had an intermediate grade sarcoma with myofibroblastic differentiation. The tumour was found in the right atrium. Literature reviews of rare intracardiac sarcomas are discussed.
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author Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah
Mohd Dusa, Noraini
Sakr, Ahmad
Mohd Sidik, Shiran
Mohd Ali, Razana
spellingShingle Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah
Mohd Dusa, Noraini
Sakr, Ahmad
Mohd Sidik, Shiran
Mohd Ali, Razana
Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
author_facet Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah
Mohd Dusa, Noraini
Sakr, Ahmad
Mohd Sidik, Shiran
Mohd Ali, Razana
author_sort Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah
title Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
title_short Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
title_full Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
title_fullStr Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
title_sort sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
publisher Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2009
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/1/Sarcoma%20of%20the%20heart.pdf
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http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2009V05N2_CS01.pdf
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